RE: Lightened flywheel??

["noodle noggin" <scirocco82@hotmail.com>]

that makes since. I was just thinking while it may take more to get 
spinning it takes less to keep spinning


>From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
>To: 'noodle noggin' <scirocco82@hotmail.com>
>Cc: "'scirocco-L@scirocco.org'" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Lightened flywheel??
>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 10:24:54 -0500
>
>nope.  it shouldn't affect MPG at all.  if anything you'll get more
>because of less mass that you have to spend power (and gas) speeding up
>(but this is a minuscule amount).  this of course is offset by possibly
>driving your car with more verve than before...
>
>chris
>86 16V scirocco
>
>>----------
>>From: 	noodle noggin[SMTP:scirocco82@hotmail.com]
>>Sent: 	Wednesday, January 13, 1999 7:04 PM
>>To: 	Chris Coracini
>>Cc: 	scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>>Subject: 	RE: Lightened flywheel??
>>
>>hey is there a loss im MPG because of the lost momentum?
>>
>>
>>>From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
>>>To: 'scirocco list' <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>, 'Owen'
>>>	 <rabeys@cadvision.com>
>>>Subject: RE: Lightened flywheel??
>>>Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:46:37 -0500
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    Anybody out there running a lightened flywheel?  I'm thinking of 
>>doing
>>>>this before i drop the new motor in, but wanted to hear some 
personal
>>>>experienced before i go ahead and do it.  I also heard that it can 
>>decrease
>>>>clutch life?  Any comments on that?
>>>
>>>i put one on about 3 months ago.  this thing rocks, it's a great mod 
>>for
>>>ANY scirocco.  doesn't matter how much power you make, it will help 
any
>>>engine spin up faster.  it's mostly noticeable in 1st and 2nd, a 
little
>>>in 3rd.  i like the way the engine revs quicker when blipping the
>>>throttle to downshift, and the revs drop quicker when upshifting too.
>>>i can't really compare the smoothness before/after because i changed 
>>all
>>>the motor mounts at the same time i changed the flywheel, but it's 
like
>>>buttah now.  the only thing that took a little while to get used to 
is
>>>taking off in 1st.  the stock flywheel provides a certain amount of
>>>inertia used to get the car rolling (probably the reason why the 
stock
>>>one is so heavy).  when you lighten it, you engine revs will drop 
>>faster
>>>and you may bog the engine.  just give her a little more gas as you 
are
>>>taking up the clutch to keep the revs steady.  by the way, i've never
>>>heard (nor do i see how it's possible) of any decrease in clutch life
>>>because of this.  it does not require more slippage, it only requires
>>>you to give a little more gas to achieve the SAME amount of slippage 
as
>>>stock.
>>>
>>>chris
>>>86 16V scirocco
>>>
>>>>
>>>
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