Pros and Cons of Lightweight flywheel

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04-18-2010, 11:53 AM

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Pros and Cons of Lightweight flywheel

Just wondering from guys who have ran aluminum/lightweight flywheels or have experience with what some pros and cons are.

The car is a dd with around 30k miles a year. It will be a 413 ls2 stroker with probably around 500whp.

I know the obvious advantage of reving up faster but what else is there?

Smoothness of drive etc..

Looking to go with a monster stg 3 or 4.

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04-18-2010, 12:19 PM

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The only con I'm really aware of with a lightweight one is you need to give a some more RPM's to get it moving as you don't have as much rotating mass.

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Originally Posted by TurdsOfMayhem

The only con I'm really aware of with a lightweight one is you need to give a some more RPM's to get it moving as you don't have as much rotating mass.

Will not be an issue behind a 413.

I had a mild h/c setup with a monster stage 3/chrome moly flywheel and it 60'd in the low 1.4's and drove fine, no extra rpm needed to leave a light.