The rear core plug has gone on my crossflow, so I'm going have to get it into my local garage to get it (and the others) replaced.
While it's out, I'll get the clutch checked and replaced if necessary. I've also been toying with the idea of sticking in a lightened flywheel.
Any thoughts/tips/hints experience with flywheels? It's the 1600GT.
Cheers
Phil
On a road car? My initial thought is don't do it unless the current flywheel is so over-specified that it is preventing quick gear shifts.
Yes, lightening the flywheel will feel like the engine wants to rev more readily which will be of most benefit if the power delivery is all at the top end of the rev range, but it's not without downsides:
Typically, an uprated clutch is matched to a lightened flywheel (due to the reduction in rotational inertia, more throttle must be used to prevent stalling or clutch slip especially on downshifts). Clutches do take more of a beating, unless...
You develop the habit of using the heel of your right foot to brush the throttle whilst downshifting under braking. If you're not in the habit of doing this (I couldn't think of a bigger PITA on a road car) then you will quickly realise what job your original flywheel was doing.
If you are like my Dad (who was taught to drive this way to match revs and blip the throttle on downshifts) then you'll disregard my comments and think that heavy flywheels are just there to protect engines from bad drivers!
