how much difference does a lightened flywheel make??

[paceo 22]

golf vr6 obd1! ive got a de-cat, 6 branch and a re-map from stealth racing!

how much difference will a lightened flywheel make? also how much BHP does it give you?

[craggsy 91]

It revs up quicker.....wont give you any extra hp

[allsmiles 0]

wouldnt a lightened flywheel car suffer going uphills?

heard of a few exploding flywheel stories and i personally would avoid them unless it was from a company with a good reputation, i have one on my s2000

[hvr6 88]

I have one, do you want to buy it?

[CALICO 130]

wouldnt a lightened flywheel car suffer going uphills?

heard of a few exploding flywheel stories and i personally would avoid them unless it was from a company with a good reputation' date=' i have one on my s2000

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Does your S2000 suffer going up hills then?

[Lukey. 381]

That could be just down to it having zero low/mid torque band

[rodney 17]

So technically the Fly wheel does nothing to your BHP... It allows your rev's to move at a higher frequency... Less mass to move. What it removes is the ability for your engine to deal with impacts and stability..

That means if your find a small incline or affect on the engine the revs drop faster as there is no mass in the rotational forces... thus any "impacts" are transferred directly to your crank rather thean absorbed by your flywheel mass... In simplistic terms..

Hope it helps

[Woodyman84 3]

Im not car expert but in a standard VR (which lacks low end torque anyway) wouldnt a lightened flywheel be a bad idea until reasonably modified?

i apolagise if im off the mark here

[Lukey. 381]

laymans terms - good for a racecar bad for a road car