lightened fly wheel

[Morton]

will a lightend fly wheel make much off a difference to a 1988 1.2 nova ..

[craig green]

No. Not even worth splitting the engine & box for.

Lightened flywheels can help tuned engines, but you can also suffer a drop in torque aswell. On a 1200 it just isnt cost efficient. There is no measurable power gain to be had from a lightened fly, esp when it isnt heavy to begin with.

[Jack]

You won't get a power gain as such, but it will reach power faster and easier, so feel more powerful.

However, on a 1200 it will just make it even less able to hold higher speed

[Morton]

is for rally use only !head is skimmed 60 thou ported and polished crown wheel and pinion installed .. lsd new cams ..would a fly wheel help ?? i just want as much power as possible out off a 1.2 im not allowed to change the carb ..

[Jack]

Would be good on a rally car then, as said to get the revs up quicker. Guess it depends how much lighter it is...

[Morton]

so it increases acelleration really but top end speed comes down abit ??

[Jon_nova1]

no, top end stays the same, acceleration is increased, but you'll lose speed quicker due to less inertia in the flywheel

so if you've got a steep hill to climb, its not going to happen lol