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Re: [Healeys] Lightened Flywheels and Braking?

To: HealeyBN7@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lightened Flywheels and Braking?
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:54:58 -0700
The force described is what is known as "gyroscopic precession."

A gyroscope will react in opposite direction to an applied force 90deg
in the direction of rotation.  Since a flywheel is effectively a gyroscope,
then when brakes are applied you might get a force 90deg in the direction
of engine rotation, counter to direction of the force applied to the 
flywheel.

However, it seems me this counter force would be absorbed by the engine
mounts. 

Maybe not.


bs


Dean Caccavo wrote:
> Alan wrote: 
>
> "...lightening will definitely make a difference, and
> in fact will  help with braking of the car because the
> centripital force will cause the  car to
> go sideways when you step on the brake."
>
> Alan,
>
> Can you point to a reference article with respect to
> this unusual theory.  I have set up a few cars and a
> discussion of rotating flywheel direction and braking
> were never correlated.  In other words, you are saying
> that since I am using the Bolton lighten flywheel, my
> car stops straighter. Really?
>
> Dean (in Thousand Oaks)  
>
>
>
>
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