I agree with Gary on aluminum flywheels. I've had one in my Tiger for 30+
yrs now. The rpms go up and down so quick you need to learn how to shift all
over again. And you have to be a bit more careful about suddenly lifting the
throttle in a corner.
I let my son autocross my Tiger when he turned 16. I warned him about
lifting in the corners. He lifted, spun the car just missing a light pole
and flat-spotted my brand new Firestone's. He listens better now that he's
45.
Bob H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary" <maliburevue@yahoo.com>
To: <Gyroplanes@aol.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>; "TheoSmit"
<Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] More 302 questions
>I am a huge fan of aluminum flywheels. They generally weigh 60% less than
>the
> steel flywheels and have a lower polar moment of initeria. This lower
> moment
> of inertia lets the engine rev up and down faster. If you are drag racing
> a
> 3500 lb car, you need the large rotating mass of a steel flywheel for
> energy
> storage to help you get off the line from dead stop, but in a 2500 lb
> street
> Tiger it's not necessary. My Tiger engine revs up so easily, I can't even
> give
> it full throttle until I'm doing 40 mph or I just spin the tires. I am
> traction limited. So not only is there less stress on the engine rotating
> assembly, but the overall vehicle weight drops another 10-15 lbs, too.
>
> Gary
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