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Old 04-16-2009, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JAMMINKRAZY
It WILL tame the bottom end. If you are looking for more torque the steel flywheel is the opposite of what you want. It will smooth out idle and could help prevent flame outs, but at the cost of bottom end snap. It is just like you said. all the lightened driveline parts will help spool up/snap, and the steel flywheel does the opposite. I can really only see using it on a brutal bottom end type engine, or is slick conditions.
Thats what I was thinking. I might try it on the modded GRP .28 that sounds like a good candidate for a steel fly wheel.
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