Joe:
You can safely remove somewhere around 10 pounds from the
flywheel (28 pounds stock, as I recall). In first gear, this is
equivalent of removing 120lbs of deadweight from the car. In the taller
gears, the benefit diminishes. The benefit is the same no matter what
the tune of your motor. In Vizard's book "Tuning Standard Triumphs over
1300cc" there is a template for what needs to be removed. Here is a PDF
of the book - it takes a while to open, but the link does work:
http://www.141.com/triumphs/vizard.pdf
I had my neighbor use his lathe to slice off 10 lbs, out of
simple neighborliness. I would think an automotive machine shop would do
it for under $100.
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Lizirbydavis@cs.com
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:22 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: lightened fly wheel
Can anyone comment to the benefit of a lightened flywheel in a "warmed"
up street motor. I will have a GP2 cam, 9.5:1 compression, mild head
work, headers, free flow exhaust and stock bottom end. I don't want to
spend the money on an alluminum flywheel, but I found one (stock TR6,
machined) in Oregon (PRI Race) which, with the ring gear weighs 13 lbs.
How much weight can be machined off safely with a lathe? With refacing
and installation of the ring gear, how much does this typically cost?
The PRI flywheel costs about $325.00. I would guess that "some" weight
removed by a knowledgable machine shop would cost less than 1/2 this
price. I'd rather save the money for something more beneficial (like a
good sway bar system)
Joe Davis
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