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Old 08-15-2015, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by xb-60 View Post
The flywheels that are described as "lightweight" for SBFs are around 11kg or 24 pounds, and that's what I will be using. These are very light cars with impressive power-to-weight ratios (no matter what engine you're using), so no need for heavier flywheel than that, and I think a lighter one - for my purpose - will not suit my driving.

As far as clutch slaves go, my tunnel shape does not allow a clutch fork (the bonus is better footwell space ), so I have to use an internal hydraulic throw out bearing. Now that I know a bit more about them and how they are fitted, I'm quite happy about using one. Reliability when using a known brand should not be a problem. I don't know for sure, but probably all or most 'moderns' with a manual transmission would be using HTOBs.

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Glen
Ehh - I would not call 24 lbs light by any stretch, but it's not heavy either. Probably a good compromise based on your preferences. Too bad not enough room for an external slave.

This would be called a light flywheel - 9 lbs.

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