flywheel

[jim sri]

1600 gsi engine.
is it worth gettin the flywheel lightened and balanced?the engines gonna be out of the car so wonderin if worth doin it then?
much power gains if any??
ta

[Stuart]

no power gains whatsoever, it will make the engine more "reveable" and quicker to get to speed, but you can loose torque due to a loss of inertia due to lighter weight, also can cause wosre idleing problems if you have a mad cam