Reply With QuoteIn a '48 Ford grocery getter, a light flywheel would be a pain to drive, revving the engine and slipping the clutch to get moving without stalling the engine. A light rod doesn't need all that inertia to overcome its weight.
Why did they make the flywheels overly heavy in the first place ? They didn't know any better or was there a reason ?
In a '48 Ford grocery getter, a light flywheel would be a pain to drive, revving the engine and slipping the clutch to get moving without stalling the engine. A light rod doesn't need all that inertia to overcome its weight.
That makes sense, which leads me back to my initial question. With a lighter mass flywheel does it make the engine less smooth running at idle ? Those old engines probably didn't have a vibration dampener ?
Nope, no damper, but even a chopped flattie flywheel is heavy, 15-20 pounds. It will idle a little rougher, but thats OK in a rod, too!
Well if you get it done be sure to post the story and some pics, then at least one website will have info on it !
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