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Old 04-23-2017, 06:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Wiegraf View Post
... lightweight flywheel doesn't decrease torque, but it does decrease inertia, meaning more torque will be needed to to accelerate a vehicle off the line ( daily driving). ..."
I think you have this is backwards. The reduced weight should me less inertia and less torque required to spin up to a given speed. The down side will be that it will spin less once power is removed, as in a shift to neutral. The car might drive slightly more jerky. I have thought of this too, but I still have the OEM flywheel and clutch after 248,000 miles, so... not fixing what ain't broken.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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