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Originally Posted by OBXSOL
well you aren't really "gaining" any HP, but your engine is not working as hard to get the HP to the wheels.
with the lightened flywheel the engine will rev and and come down much faster.
there is some debate as to the benefits of a lightend flywheel, but i always thought is was a cool idea, although i have no first hand experience with one.
someone with more experience can probably explain much more than i.
Are you sure it's lightened? That was what I was getting at. Typically, you buy a flywheel to match your performance goals. For example, in the Olds 455 Big Block that I have in my 81 TransAm, you would not want a lightened flywheel. The heavier the flywheel, the more torque the motor produces. The lighter the flywheel, the more top-end horsepower you can get.
The flywheel WILL actually give or take horsepower based on specific RPMs. On weighed flywheels, you can actually increase or decrese torque / power at specific rpms by moving it further down the radius. Not really an option on neutrally balanced flywheels, but by changing the weight of the flywheel you can improve top-end, or improve low-end.
I was just curious specifically where the gained power would be seen (or lost).