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Originally Posted by Ian
and I was under the impression that a heavier flywheel would help in drag racing because it would help retain engine RPM between shifts. and an aluminum flywheel would be good for road racing because the RPM's cnage a lot so you would want the motor to speed up and slow down quicker.
I'm no scientist though!  |
once you are ashifting the engine will fall to the RPM that matches the wheel speed regardless of flywheel weight. if a driver is spending enough time between gears that having all the inertia of the heavier wheels is important then that person could use more practice, not a heavier flywheel
