Bill,
Thanks for the email. I don't disagree with the
traditional advantages of a lightened flywheel (I have
them on my Healey and Lotus), but if you read Alan's
post more closely, he is suggesting the rotating mass
has an effect on the direction of the car when braking
- not centrifical, but centripetal (I just can't see
the connection).
Dean (Willing to learn...in HOT Thousand Oaks)
--- wericars@aol.com wrote:
> Lightened flywheel
> advantage:???? Quicker reving due to lower
> centrifigul mass.
> disadvantage:? Loss of torque that the heavier
> flywheel carries, best felt when transitioning from
> throttle off to throttle on such as when you exit a
> corner and get on the gas.
>
>
> Bill
> Boston area
> 65 BJ8
>
>
> Alan wrote:
>
> "...lightening will definitely make a difference,
> and
> in fact will help with braking of the car because
> the
> centripital force will cause the car to
> go sideways when you step on the brake."
>
>
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