Doesn't the lightened flywheel help accelleration more than you might think
at first blush because although the flywheel's weight isn't very significant
in relation to that of the whole car, you get a multiplier effect beacause
of the gearing, moreso in the lower gears (engine is spinning faster than
the wheels)?
That said the repressed evil genius racecar engineer in me always wanted to
try putting a bigger flywheel in a race car with its own separate clutch,
that could be revved up while the engine is normally slowing under braking
and then engaged when accellerating out of coners, it would of course be
situated horizontally and low in the car, to lower center of gravity and
provide a gyro stabilizing effect in corners.
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
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