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Old 11-19-2012, 09:52 AM   #46
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Default Re: Is a lightened flywheel overrated? (I think so)

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Originally Posted by Craig Lewis View Post
It seems I had 30 lbs cut from the flywheel (haven't got my notes handy). I still haven't run it, but now you guys got me worried cuz I hope it doesn't lose that distinctive low Model A idle with the light flywheel!
It might.

Put the engine together with these weights and the lightened flywheel and run it on a test stand. See how you like it. Before getting it all buttoned up, if you don't like it, you can get a different flywheel and try again.

A new tight engine isn't going to idle as nicely as it will after it wears in and loosens up, so run it on the stand for a while, then decide how you like the idle.
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