[02SVTsilverstreak]

What can i expect from this? I want a 12 Lb. flywheel from fidanza, and im just wondering if i'm going to get out of the hole quicker, and launch harder and such.

 

[SVT_BMXer]

It revs up quicker thats for sure, also the revs drop faster between shifts during normal driving. They tend to have a quite a bit of chatter also.

 

[svt2nv04]

nice avatar 02SVTsilverstreak

 

[CrispyBurn]

you also wont see as much engine brake... not sure if that's good or bad, but it's there... I find myself reving to 4k or more in first gear becuase it goes from 2-4k in about 1 second if that... it's kinda neat though...

definatly worth the money

 

[Carrera26]

It's not so much for getting out of the hole quicker, it's in-gear acceleration that benefits, especially in the lower gears. And especially when mated with a tune, the revs won't just hang like they do in the stock car.

 

[stokedsvt]

i just put it in along with cm stg 3 clutch and i would absolutly recommend it it does rev alot quiker and everything everyone else said is definatly true but it is very noisy and that is a bit annoying!

 

[kpSVT]

dose it actually increase horspower??? And is the gear chatter really that bad?? I have to get a new clutch soon and I am really debating if I should get a lightened flyhwheel..

 

[02SVTscreamin]

what kind of 1\4 mile time differences are we talking here? guestiment if not for sure

 

[CrispyBurn]

the noise is very annoying at first, but you get used to it... as far as 1/4 times I cant tell you because my times were all over the place because something was up with my stock tune... would run 16.1 one race then a 17.1 next and change nothing... got a tune, time dropped to 15.8 with some slippage of the clutch on 1-2 and 2-3

 

[Michaelarchangelo]

dose it actually increase horspower???

It does in sort of. It decreases the rotating mass on the drivetrain, which frees up some power.

Instead of me trying to explain it (because I have a hard time breaking it down for people) I found this:

http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/flywheel/how_a_lightweight_flywheel_works.htm

 

[Carrera26]

Look at it this way. A stock 5.0 mustang vs the same 5.0 mustang with a (14lb?) flywheel were compared in a driveline engineering book I read. The mustang with the lightweight flywheel was 1.5 carlengths ahead at the 1/4 mile.

But if you do things like Autocrossing, where you are repeatedly accelerating and decelerating in low gears that really makes a lot of difference.

 

[02SVTsilverstreak]

thanks guys1 you have bee very helpful, but i bought a turbo, so new project soon!