Please elaborate a bit Kas. I've never heard of a steel flywheel for
a TR. I always assumed they were all cast iron as OEM. Were there
some that were steel from the factory? Or were the steel ones
something "trick" from days gone bye? As I recall, my stock flywheel
was originally something around 33lbs. and after getting it down to
around 22, I have to agree that I couldn't see where any additional
weight could be safely taken off.
FWIW - I did find the difference to be noticeable [for the better]
minus that 11lbs. - been a bit leery of going alloy.
Also, I've been considering either a TR6 flywheel [for the TR4] or re-
drilling my TR4 flywheel for the sake of the [much lighter] TR6
diaphragm type pressure pressure plate. - Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Greg Hilyer
TR4 #314
Albuquerque NM
On Nov 18, 2007, at 5:26 PM, Kas Kastner wrote:
> 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 -----
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> To: "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com>; "Jim Cun"
> <jimcun2001@yahoo.com.au>;
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> 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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