LIGHTENED AJP V8 FLYWHEEL

[gattor]

Anyone ordered one of these at all?

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Rich

[The AJP Griff]

I've got one but not run it yet.Should be running in the very near future,but i'm not really going to be able to give a 'before and after' type report,as i never ran the engine before having it fitted.

[methodwares]

was going to get one, when/if my clutch goes

[Nefarious]

methodwares said:

was going to get one, when/if my clutch goes

If the claim of 10bhp (well, equivelant) is true (and its entirely plausible), then its better value per horse than moving to Emerald, which is my only realistic upgrade path from here.

[350Matt]

Uuum its not 10Bhp more on the curve, its 10 bhp less to accelerate the engine, so it won't effect the measured power figure at all.

It will allow the engine to rev faster, better throttle response etc plus your car will be a bit lighter

Matt

[julian64]

honestly, the rate of change of engine revs in a Cerb is frightening. The very last thing I think I would want for that engine is a lighter flywheel.

Anyone who thinks their engine reacts sluggishly to the throttle and needs improvement must have the reactions of a mongoose on speed, or has a car that needs attention.

[The above opinion is solely my own, and probably prompted by the amount of caffine I've drunk this morning]

[Nefarious]

350Matt said:

Uuum its not 10Bhp more on the curve, its 10 bhp less to accelerate the engine, so it won't effect the measured power figure at all.

It will allow the engine to rev faster, better throttle response etc plus your car will be a bit lighter

Matt

Hence why I added the "(well, equivelant)" bit

[Scrooloose]

julian64 said:

honestly, the rate of change of engine revs in a Cerb is frightening. The very last thing I think I would want for that engine is a lighter flywheel.

Anyone who thinks their engine reacts sluggishly to the throttle and needs improvement must have the reactions of a mongoose on speed, or has a car that needs attention.

[The above opinion is solely my own, and probably prompted by the amount of caffine I've drunk this morning]

That would depend if you were used to motorbikes or not My lovely little VFR400 used to redline at 19k!!!

[julian64]

Scrooloose said:

julian64 said:

honestly, the rate of change of engine revs in a Cerb is frightening. The very last thing I think I would want for that engine is a lighter flywheel.

Anyone who thinks their engine reacts sluggishly to the throttle and needs improvement must have the reactions of a mongoose on speed, or has a car that needs attention.

[The above opinion is solely my own, and probably prompted by the amount of caffine I've drunk this morning]

That would depend if you were used to motorbikes or not My lovely little VFR400 used to redline at 19k!!!

My R1 redlines at a figure that I dare not go near, but I don't think its that high.

The light flywheel on the AJP is what makes traffic light GP's in a cerb a pretty hit or miss affair.

[The AJP Griff]

nice thread on lightened flywheels goin on here clicky

[FarmyardPants]

julian64 said:

honestly, the rate of change of engine revs in a Cerb is frightening. The very last thing I think I would want for that engine is a lighter flywheel.

Anyone who thinks their engine reacts sluggishly to the throttle and needs improvement must have the reactions of a mongoose on speed, or has a car that needs attention.

[The above opinion is solely my own, and probably prompted by the amount of caffine I've drunk this morning]

+1. Since the de-cat, mine is plenty volatile (more so than another car I've had with an ally flywheel), to the extent that any more would make pulling away tricky.

[gattor]

Can see benefits and draw backs, guess only real way to find out is to fit one and stick it round the track....

Will give you an update