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balancing.

If 3-4 lbs off a flywheel noticeably affected gas mileage then there'd
be some people on this list getting 20 mpg because of their heavy ass
16" or 17" wheels.  Fortunately that does not happen :)

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Drew MacPherson [mailto:drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca] 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 4:12 PM
To: mr.utility@highstream.net
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: balancing.


David, if your car is getting noticeably lower mileage with a lightened 
flywheel, it is most likely as Ron indicated, because your foot has 
assimilated the weight removed from the flywheel.

I have read, and I'm not buying your arguments.

Drew

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 mr.utility@highstream.net wrote:

> Drew, 
> 
> Dude...  You didn't read it, or if you did, you did not understand
it...  Now 
> regardless if you have read that or nor, read
this-----------------------------
>
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> 
> Quoting Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>:
> 
> > 
> > We did read it - and the heavy flywheel has NOTHING to do with
diesels
> > getting better mileage.  Zip.  Nada.  Zero.  Not even a small part.
> 
> I see...  If it does have nothing to do with a Diesel, then you are
saying it 
> does not affect gas mpg either?  And you obviously disagree with my
point, do 
> you have any reason other than those that have been offered, or are
you 
> basically saying, "Nyuh unh!" as a kid on a playground might? 
> 
>   That
> > rotating mass takes fuel to rotate - the large the mass, the more
fuel it
> > takes.  ALthough a big flywheel is pretty much a necessity, it's not
going
> > to improve economy any by having one.
> > 
> 
> I did NOT say having a bigger one will improve economy...  I was
talking about 
> a STOCK one...  WHether you believe it or not, I have had that happen,
and ATS 
> has as well...  Whether or not you agree with it, I have had it
happen...  It 
> is up to you to agrue with facts...  I will agree that it does go
against 
> common sense, but it is true...
> 
> 
> > Drew
> > 
> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 mr.utility@highstream.net wrote:
> > 
> > > Re-read it, people...  I said, PART of the reason, not THE
reason...  Jesus
> > 
> > > Christ...  This IS the only medium we have to communicate through,
you have
> > to 
> > > read it....
> > > 
> > > David
> > > 
> > > Quoting Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Dan's on the money- diesels get better mileage because there's
more 
> > > > energy in diesel fuel AND the diesel engine is more efficient.
On top of
> > 
> > > > that, VW diesel flywheels are pretty much the same as their gas 
> > > > counterparts, except that they have a O degree TDC timing mark.
> > > > 
> > > > Big diesels have big flywheels because they're big-ass engines
with long
> > 
> > > > strokes and low idles, and as Dan said the inertia in the
rotating 
> > > > flywheel keeps the engine idling.  Large, low revving gasoline
motors 
> > > > (such as one might find in an antique tractor, for example) also
had
> > large 
> > > > flywheels for the same reason.
> > > > 
> > > > Drew
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, Dan Bubb wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > >   Do you know how heavy a Diesel flywheel is in comparison
to a gas 
> > > > > >flywheel?  Part of the reason is that they have a higher mpg
is
> > because of
> > > > the 
> > > > > >higher inertia they have once up to speed... 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I disagree. Diesels get better mileage due to the higher
energy
> > content
> > > > > of diesel fuel and the more efficient diesel cycle. The
heavier
> > flywheel
> > > > > is required because of the significantly higher CR of a diesel
engine.
> > > > > More energy/inertia is required to get the engine through the
> > > > > compression stroke and maintain decent idle quality doing so.
> > > > > 
> > > > > >  The reasons you cited for having weight on the flywheel are
good
> > > > > > reasons as
> > > > > >well, but they are not the only ones...
> > > > > 
> > > > > Sorry, your original statement that a heavy flywheel would
increase
> > > > > highway fuel mileage implied that was the Primary reason for a
heavy
> > > > > flywheel which is incorrect.
> > > > > 
> > > > > >David
> > > > > 
> > > > > >PS  And while I read the Vortex quite a bit, I weigh that
against
> > hands-on
> > > > 
> > > > > >experience, as well as reading good technical sources (read
that 
> > > > > >as 'accredited'), as well as long conversations with a good
friend of
> > 13
> > > > years 
> > > > > >who has been a mechanic for almost 40 years...  The one thing
I will
> > > > promise 
> > > > > >each and every one of you is if you can prove me wrong, I
will admit
> > it, 
> > > > > >period...  I don't know it all, nor do I pretend to
(hopefully) :-)  I
> > can
> > > > 
> > > > > >only ask that if you do not agree/understand, please ask
questions... 
> > I
> > > > have 
> > > > > >not insulted anyone here, nor will I throw jabs at someone,
even if I
> > 
> > > > > >disagree, but especially if I do not understand...  I am here
to
> > learn,
> > > > and to 
> > > > > >share.  I thought that was that this list was for...  Did I
> > misundestand?
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ya know, I'm an engineer and I've spent way too much time
thinking
> > about
> > > > and working on cars. Maybe, I'm overly concerned about trying to
help
> > make
> > > > the Scirocco list technically correct and, hopefully, a huge
step up on
> > some
> > > > of the laughable statements made on Vortex.
> > > > > 
> > > > > But, whatever. 
> > > > > 
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