Lightened Flywheels

[scirious@hotmail.com (Brian Haygood)]

Alrighty then, someone with something other than stock cams chime in.  Now,
I've been in Allyn's green monster, which apparently has 270ish cams and
probably an 8.5lb flywheel.  I found it a wee bit rough at idle for my car,
though the Rieger wouldn't be the same if it were well-behaved.  Which
compromise would you hate the least to support decent idling??

1) 8.5lb flywheel with 258ish cams?
2) stock fly with 270ish cams?
3) some other solution

PS: this would be on a 2.0l if that makes any difference

BH

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Piwonka <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: Lightened Flywheels


> on stock cams I noticed no difference in idle characteristics when I had
the
> Velocity lightened flywheel.  However donwshifts have less effect ie. less
> engine breaking and the car reved(sp) like a motorcycle ;)
>
> Robert Piwonka
> 86 16V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 2:18 PM
> To: Euroroc II; Brian Wagner; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Lightened Flywheels
>
>
> Heavy - slower acceleration, smooth idle
> Light - lumpy idle, at an extreme you may have to raise idle speed to
> maintain idle without stall
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Euroroc II" <flaatr@yahoo.com>
> To: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>;
<Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 2:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Lightened Flywheels
>
>
> > So anyone want to clear up the pros and cons of lightening the fly
wheel?
> > I've got a good idea of the advantages and disadvantages but I'd like to
> > get them confirmed.
> >
> > -Raffi
> >
> >
> > At 12:07 PM 3/25/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > >6 is extremely light, most of the lightened flywheels you buy are
8.3lbs
> > >that might be a better bet.
> > >
> > >Brian
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Sal Guzzo" <pellom@YorkU.CA>
> > >>To: "Scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >>Subject: Lightened Flywheels
> > >>Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:20:57 -0800
> > >>
> > >>Hi all,
> > >>
> > >>I wanna lighten my flywheel but I'm not sure how much to take off.
It's
> a
> > >>210mm flywheel for an 8V.  I think that it weighs about 12 pounds now
> and I
> > >>was thinking of having it reduced to about 6 pounds.  Is that kewl?
> > >>
> > >>TIA
> > >>
> > >>Sal
> > >>
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