Aaah John Deere B, been a long time since I seen one. My dad and brothers would leave an old tin can over the exhaust to keep water out, then see how far it would fly when you started it… simple pleasures. LOL
Did Jeep use the exact same carb, intake and exact same exhaust as Buick and used the exact same dyno on the exact same day with the exact same weather?? You get my point, too many variables to blame the difference all on the heavier flywheel.
The flywheel and pressure plate assembly on my Scirocco weights 15.75 lbs (might include the kennedy 4 puck disk too, screwed up on my notes on that. My other lightened flywheel and pressure plate assm weighs 5 lbs more. The light weight and the solid 4 puck makes engaging the clutch smoothly more difficult when leaving a red light. Once engaged, it will rev up and down much faster. I built this car to autocross, not to be comfy leaving a red light.
What are your goals?
Street car, leave it stock is cheapest option and you know how that feels.
Slightly lighter, remove the outer lip beyond the ring gear. Most lightened flywheels are like that, and run a stock disk. The 4 puck with no springs it too “on-off” for street starts. It will accelerate faster with lighter flywheel.
I would like someone to prove to me how more weight will accelerate faster beyond the initial launch. It defies the laws of physics.
Aaah John Deere B, been a long time since I seen one. My dad and brothers would leave an old tin can over the exhaust to keep water out, then see how far it would fly when you started it… simple pleasures. LOL
THe bear is when that can lands someplace where you don;t want it too... Say the windshield of mom's nw car... :shock:
It was the 60's.... You forgot to add the variable of how much acid did the dyno operator do the night before :lol:
the 4 puck clutch and a 6lb flywheel may be a bit rough for street applications.. I'd imagine 8lbs and a stock clutch would't be too brutal..
Zukigod, what's your setup like???
i always thought the only negative effects of a lightened flywheel was its effect on drivability,