balancing.

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

If someone loses mpg with a LF, it's because his/her driving has changed, not because the flywheel takes more energy.
Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mr.utility@highstream.net 
  To: Mark 
  Cc: 'Dan Smith' ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org ; 'Patrick Bureau' 
  Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:33 PM
  Subject: RE: balancing.


  Okay, obvoiusly I have not made myself very clear here, so let me rephrase...

  You WILL lose mpg, although that may not be important to you...  Patrick as 
  chimed in, and agreed with my experience, mpg lost, about 2 mpg...  That may 
  not be important to you...  If so, then this discussion has little to do with 
  what you want...  More power...

  Forgive me if I am a bit heated, I just wrote a very well thought out response 
  to Dan, the engineer, and my computer ate it, twice...  So, once I get home, I 
  will be responding where I know that it will not be lost...

  David


  Quoting Mark <mardak@cogeco.ca>:

  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
  > > bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Bureau
  > 
  > 
  > > 1. alot easier to rach 7K on the rpm in 1st gear and it gets there
  > FAST!
  > > 2. alittle lost of MPG indeed, I used to get 32-34MPG before I get 30-
  > > 32MPG
  > 
  > You more than likely have slightly less fuel mileage because you're
  > USING the extra acceleration that a lightened flywheel provides.
  > There's no free ride here - usually if you gain some horsepower from a
  > modification, you're going to USE that extra power - which in turn burns
  > more fuel...   I don't buy the argument that fuel mileage decreases with
  > a lightened flywheel simply because there's less rotational inertia.  If
  > anything, it takes more power to get a heavier flywheel spinning in the
  > first place, so I believe that fuel mileage would be worse (albeit an
  > almost immeasurable amount) with a heavy flywheel.
  > 
  > Mark.
  > 80 S
  > 81 S  ABA/JH/4K   
  > 
  > 
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