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minimole23

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I am considering my flywheel options, and intend to fit the SH engineering one, with corresponding backplate.

The car is a road legal track/hillclimb car, aside from the odd weekend run on open roads most of my milage is from driving to events. Personally I find the ultralight flywheel and lightweight backplate a doddle to drive on the road and wonder whether additional weight removal will make it a bastard to execute a normal pull away.

This is of course running an organic plate, instead of a paddle plate which sound like they are in or out.

Edited by minimole23 on 1st May, 2015.

On 7th Oct, 2010 5haneJ said:
yeah I gave it all a good prodding


alaskanow0

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I'm going back to a full weight verto on my turbo. For a road car, especially turbo, I dont think the comprimise in idle and traffic driving is worth the gains.

Launching a turbo motor with a heavy flywheel is much better.

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gr4h4m

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There are some thoughts that the super feather weight flywheels cause fretting on the crank. I was advised to use the minispares version

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


Evoderby

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On 1st May, 2015 alaskanow0 said:
I'm going back to a full weight verto on my turbo. For a road car, especially turbo, I dont think the comprimise in idle and traffic driving is worth the gains.

Launching a turbo motor with a heavy flywheel is much better.


Your mini (beautiful build btw) is one giant compromise in idle and traffic, with all the trouble you've went through to get sub 500kg you're now adding kilo's of static weight and around 50 kilo's of dynamic weight????


alaskanow0

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Wrong mini mate. I taking about my 712kg 7 port Turbo a clubby. (Link below)

Sub 500kg mini will have a MED billet X lite Setup, inc alloy backplate etc.


http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...d=458563&fr=350

Edited by alaskanow0 on 2nd May, 2015.

Class C 3rd Place Avon 2011 14.18 @101mph


John

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Hmm can't decide if I should replace mine or not. Would have to get it balances up.

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


Evoderby

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Note to self: don't get pissed on Friday and post early next morning*wink*

Understand now.....makes full sense really!



On 2nd May, 2015 alaskanow0 said:
Wrong mini mate. I taking about my 712kg 7 port Turbo a clubby. (Link below)

Sub 500kg mini will have a MED billet X lite Setup, inc alloy backplate etc.


http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...d=458563&fr=350


welshdan

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I was thinking of going lighter in mine...


paul wiginton
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Man up, the Sprint has Swifty extra light flywheel, paddle plate, grey diaphragm and is easy enough for Mrs. Wigi to go to Tesco in even with the 310sp cam and Salisbury diff

I seriously doubt it!


minimole23

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Well that's settled by paul then. It should help the short stroke engine get on boost quickly too

On 7th Oct, 2010 5haneJ said:
yeah I gave it all a good prodding


fastcarl

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On 2nd May, 2015 paul wiginton said:
Man up, the Sprint has Swifty extra light flywheel, paddle plate, grey diaphragm and is easy enough for Mrs. Wigi to go to Tesco in even with the 310sp cam and Salisbury diff

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gr4h4m

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Carl your stuck in the 90's😀

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


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clutch control

dats all..

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