Lightened Flywheel -2.0l 16v

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (Larry Fry)]

A regular steel scatter shield is out of the question for the Scirocco's,
since the "bellhousing" is integral with the gearbox.  You might be able to
rig a Kevlar safety blanket-type around the standard bellhousing,
though.....
Larry
sandiego16v


if you're really being abusive
> to the point where it will shatter, get a splatter shield or what ever
> they are called. (I saw the aftermath of a fractured one on a Talon at the
> track, he's lucky he survived since it happened at 100 mph or so, flipped
> his hood back onto the windsheid with enough force to shatter it, and
> dropped his glass sunroof onto his lap as an extra bonus. Pretty much
> totalled the car.) But I suspect our flywheels can have quite a bit of
> meat taken off before they become fragile. I'm not worried about mine.
>
> Cathy