I prefer the steel flywheels over modified cast iron and aluminium flywheels.
I use a steel flywheel and it weighs about 6 lbs.
aaron
----- Original Message -----
From: Kas Kastner <kaskas@cox.net>
Date: Sunday, November 18, 2007 19:26
Subject: Re: [Fot] Alloy v steel
To: N197TR4@cs.com, Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>, Jim Cun
<jimcun2001@yahoo.com.au>, Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
> It is sometimes confusing when referring to other than alloy
> flywheels, some
> are steel and others are CAST IRON. With a steel wheel I can see
> getting the
> weight out of the outside diameter and the total down but I'd be
> very very
> careful doing this with cast iron.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <N197TR4@cs.com>
> To: "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com>; "Jim Cun"
> <jimcun2001@yahoo.com.au>;
> "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 1:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Alloy v steel
>
>
> >I like my steel flywheel....trouble free and like a piece of
> jewelry that I
> >hated to cover up.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >
> >>Alloy flywheels seem harder to keep attached to the
> crankshaft. With
> >>proper care, they work well, though. They seem to be more
> >>troublesome in the 6 cylinder motors, anecdotally.
> >>
> >>- Tony
> >>
> >>At 03:01 PM 11/18/2007, Jim Cun wrote:
> >>>Hi Guys,
> >>>
> Just wanted to ask your thoughts on an alloy flywheel vs
> >>>steel for a TR race car?
> >>>
> >>>Regards Jim
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