RE: Lightened flywheel??

[Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>]

nope.  it shouldn't affect MPG at all.  if anything you'll get more
because of less mass that you have to spend power (and gas) speeding up
(but this is a minuscule amount).  this of course is offset by possibly
driving your car with more verve than before...

chris
86 16V scirocco

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>From: 	noodle noggin[SMTP:scirocco82@hotmail.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, January 13, 1999 7:04 PM
>To: 	Chris Coracini
>Cc: 	scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: 	RE: Lightened flywheel??
>
>hey is there a loss im MPG because of the lost momentum?
>
>
>>From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
>>To: 'scirocco list' <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>, 'Owen'
>>	 <rabeys@cadvision.com>
>>Subject: RE: Lightened flywheel??
>>Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:46:37 -0500
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Anybody out there running a lightened flywheel?  I'm thinking of 
>doing
>>>this before i drop the new motor in, but wanted to hear some personal
>>>experienced before i go ahead and do it.  I also heard that it can 
>decrease
>>>clutch life?  Any comments on that?
>>
>>i put one on about 3 months ago.  this thing rocks, it's a great mod 
>for
>>ANY scirocco.  doesn't matter how much power you make, it will help any
>>engine spin up faster.  it's mostly noticeable in 1st and 2nd, a little
>>in 3rd.  i like the way the engine revs quicker when blipping the
>>throttle to downshift, and the revs drop quicker when upshifting too.
>>i can't really compare the smoothness before/after because i changed 
>all
>>the motor mounts at the same time i changed the flywheel, but it's like
>>buttah now.  the only thing that took a little while to get used to is
>>taking off in 1st.  the stock flywheel provides a certain amount of
>>inertia used to get the car rolling (probably the reason why the stock
>>one is so heavy).  when you lighten it, you engine revs will drop 
>faster
>>and you may bog the engine.  just give her a little more gas as you are
>>taking up the clutch to keep the revs steady.  by the way, i've never
>>heard (nor do i see how it's possible) of any decrease in clutch life
>>because of this.  it does not require more slippage, it only requires
>>you to give a little more gas to achieve the SAME amount of slippage as
>>stock.
>>
>>chris
>>86 16V scirocco
>>
>>>
>>
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