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Re: Lighter flywheels

To: tyson@irobot.com, C Modified <autox-cm@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Lighter flywheels
From: Dick Rasmussen <rasmussend@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:51:03 -0500
According to FF1600 your best bet for getting the machining done is to 
either send the flywheel to a "name" FF engine builder or to buy a new one 
from a name FF engine builder. In any case, make sure that the ring gear 
tooth count stays the same if you get a new ring gear.

Dick


At 06:15 PM 10/29/2003 -0500, tyson@irobot.com wrote:
>A month or so ago, fast track seemed to indicate that the official 
>min-weight for flywheels is now 15.5 lbs.
>
>Any suggestions to not do this?
>
>Any suggestions about how/where/who to have the work done to the flywheel?
>
>I really don't have the resources for upgrades to the car, but this one 
>should be cheap (though a minor annoyance).
>
>Thanks!
>Ty
>
>--
>Tyson D Sawyer                             iRobot Corporation
>Senior Systems Engineer                    Military Systems Division
>tsawyer@irobot.com                         Robots for the Real World
>603-654-3400 ext 206                       http://www.irobot.com

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