Originally posted by sands
A ratio that is used in real cars is 4 lbs of rotating mass is worth 1 lb of static mass.
Can I assume a typo there, did you not mean 1lb of rotating mass is worth 4lb of static?
Know what you all mean about mental sparing. I just decided one day I wanted to understand how engines work so I went out and bought the Bosch Automotive design reference book(my new bible). Some serious calculations and stuff in it but a quality way of making my head swell.
//Stu