Originally Posted by
dreaux
i agree with you busta. But how much do you think that plastic prop actually weighs?
Is it slugged with weights or something? If not, it cannot weigh more then a flywheel, shoes and bell
It's not about the weight of the prop. The prop blades have alot
of pitch on them and it puts alot of load on the engine. The faster
it spins the more the load increases to pull more air through the blades.
That's the reason for a shield in front of the carb. That much air
makes it hard to control the engine temps and without an air cleaner
of some kind, the fuel gets pulled out the venturi a high rpm's.