Lynx AE Ultralight flywheel
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What are your thoughts about this flywheel design from LynxAE? About half way down:

Basically, the flywheel is reduced in diameter down to only 206mm, with the wok needing to be modified so the starter motor will fit the other way round onto the reduced sized ring gear.

I've not seen anything like this before. Interesting idea, although would it be of any benefit to anyone other than a circuit racer for example? With a FW so light (1.6kg) and small diameter, is it getting into territory where it is actually too light so there is a lack of inertia?

probably good on a car that doesn't see a road, good luck pulling away slowly!

I was acually speaking to someone with a small flywheel recently, bloke said it revved up like a bike.

Edited by minimole23 on 7th May, 2013.

Bloody expensive!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

You must have to cut the inner wing?..

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

Infact, looking at the really really light pre verto's you can get, would there really be that much benefit? most of the weight is around the centre anyway.

Nice idea, I've been looking at doing something similar but obviously need it to Cope with a lot more power.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

my flywheel ''fell off'' once, and it did rev up very fast.....