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Old 06-17-2014, 09:20 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by glamcem View Post
I'm not sure how light flywheel/clutch combo can help when clutch pedal is depressed simply because there is no pressure on them ..I can understand when on the gear iit should definitely help the engine revs freely ..I think same can be said for the drive shaft too..so the only thing one my mind is the lighter pulleys or other methods that reduce the parasitic load/loss.. I don't have any experience with underdrive pulleys or lighter pulleys..


I see someone's never played any of the gran turismo series.


with the clutch disengaged the flywheel becomes one of the heaviest component that an engine must accelerate (the others being the crank and the combined weight of the 4 pistons), reduce it's weight and you reduce the speed at which the engine will rev up


the downside to this is that it also revs down quicker as well, which requires more finesse in engaging the clutch
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