Tod 1 word mate.
Yes :O)
--- "tod matthiesson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>Hay rick ever light up the wheels in the gsr, this likely explains how it is
>very possible to linelock these for as long as u want or till u blow the
>tyre. A mate of mine had one of these and he used to leave black lines from
>one end of my street to the other, and he used to think it was really funny
>how the cops would always come to my car (lowered 1600) to check the tyres
>while ignore his parked behind it hahahhaa. Tod
>
>
>>From: Rick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: Flywheels...Long and a bit boring (technical)?
>>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 07:30:30 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>Yup sure is correct I once had a GSR sigma 1983 that had suuch a heavy fly
>>wheel that when you let the cluch out on idle you could not stall it it
>>just chugged a chugged along for a bit.
>>I drove a ex missu's sigma not a gsr that had a very much lighter flywheel
>>and it was very easy to stall and was gerky as hell.
>>
>>I taught a few female friends to drive in my sigma and they all begged me
>>to let them do there test in it as it was un stallable and they all passed
>>the first time.
>>
>>Just my 2 cents worth anyways.
>>Rick White.
>>--- "Daniel Kroehn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > wrote:
>> >Spot on Errol, all to do with the inertia characteristics of a rotating
>>disc
>> >, ie flywheel. It also helps in smoothing out the power pulses of the
>>engine
>> >if I'm not mistaken. I assume that an engine with a lighter flywheel
>>would
>> >seem a bit "jerkier" at idle and low engine speeds?
>> >
>> >Daniel Kroehn
>> >Recommending Datrats, supplying quality Datsun performance parts
>> >www.Datrats.com.au
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: Errol Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:06 PM
>> >Subject: Flywheels...Long and a bit boring (technical)?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Anthony,
>> >> A flywheel is just a device for storing and releasing energy from the
>> >> engine.
>> >>
>> >> With a heavy flywheel, as an engine is accelerated, the amount of
>>energy
>> >> stored in the flywheel increases in direct proportion to the rotational
>> >> speed. This takes energy from the engine that would normally be
>>directed
>> >> further down the drive train to the driving wheels.
>> >> On a hill, when the engine is unable to produce enough torque to
>>maintain
>> >> the velocity in a given gear, energy is released from the flywheel to
>> >> supplement the engine torque output. This means an engine with a heavy
>> >> flywheel loses less speed on the hill than the vehicle with a light
>> >> flywheel, provided the same gear is used.
>> >>
>> >> On a flat road when two vehicles identical in all respect apart from
>> >> flywheel mass are accelerated, the vehicle with less flywheel mass will
>> >> always accelerate (and slow down during braking) faster than a car with
>>a
>> >> heavy flywheel.
>> >>
>> >> For a cruiser use a heavy flywheel. For a racer/sporty use the lightest
>> >> practical rotational inertia combination, as this will give you the
>>best
>> >> performance.
>> >>
>> >> Any comments from the engineering fraternity?
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> Feral Errol
>> >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> http://www.datrats.com.au/
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony
>>Tuting
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 1:41 PM
>> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> Subject: RE: Flywheels!?!? (Errol)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure that this information is correct but since your
>>application
>> >is
>> >> for 'rally' then the alloy flywheel might not give good
>> >acceleration/torque?
>> >> when going uphill.
>> >> Can anyone confirm this? All I am going of is the part descrition in
>>Gran
>> >> Turismo hehe anyway there might be some truth in it.
>> >>
>> >> Anthony
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> Subject: RE: Flywheels!?!? (Errol)
>> >> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:33:57 -0700 (PDT)
>> >>
>> >> I am going to buy one from Errol, He's an engine
>> >> biulder whos giving me a hand and one of rhte
>> >> questions that hes asked was how much was my flywheel.
>> >> BUT I am still not sure if I should go the alloy
>> >> flywhel option yet, being a rally car and all.?!?
>> >> Hence thats why I have not ordered it yet!?!?
>> >> Cheers NAt
>> >>
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