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Originally Posted by IsaacCarlson
I just did some research and found out the flywheel in my auto weighs 30 LBS!!!!! The aftermarket FW weighs in at a whopping 14.9 LBS!!! THATS HALF THE ENERGY TO GET IT MOVING. If i consider the fact that my car weighs just under 4,000 LBS i need to cut as much weight as possible. A lighter flywheel would also make starting a LOT easier, especially in winter. Oh, and then you have better throttle response too, and maybe quicker 0-speed limit times as well.
EDIT: Oh, and you would probably have less body roll in corners and less stress on engine mounts because a lighter flywheel would have less resistance to change of axis compared to a heavy beast.
I just think lighter FWs make sense on auto trans cars.
please let me know if i an wrong but please don't spout off if you have nothing to back it up.
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NO automatics I've ever heard of have flywheels! They're called flex-plates and usually do nothing more than provide a place to attach the torque converter and the starter ring gear.
I never heard of 88s with stick trannies???
As for body roll in corners, flywheels/flex plates/torque converters are oftentimes about the lowest components to the ground there are. You'd likely see a bigger effect on vertical CG by mounting your battery lower in the chassis.