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[ngrainqey]

hiya,
just (trying to be) a quicky on flywheels..
is there any difference in weight between the 2.5 and 3.0 flywheels and also does anybody know if it's possible just to remachine the standard flywheel (i have a spare) or just buy an alloy is it? performance one off courtney (remachining is free)
thanks

[cem_devecioglu]

I remember some lighter ones special for miggy on e-bay..

[ngrainqey]

I remember some lighter ones special for miggy on e-bay..

can you remember how much they were roughly?
thanks

[cem_devecioglu]

I remember some lighter ones special for miggy on e-bay..

can you remember how much they were roughly?
thanks

more than 100£ , all I remember sorry

[Ian_D]

How much different are they from a Vectra Flywheel? I know that you can get lightened flywheels for them, and I Seem to think there were about 300 and odd quid. (going back about 10-12 months)

[ngrainqey]

lol thanks anyway, i looked and cant see any 6 stud/vx flywheels suitable

what about heads and performance valves?

[Ian_D]

Here we go... Found it:
http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=29

HTH!

[Ian_D]

lol thanks anyway, i looked and cant see any 6 stud/vx flywheels suitable

what about heads and performance valves?

I've read loads of times that the exhuast manifolds are the biggest restriction on the v6 lumps!

[ngrainqey]

lol thanks anyway, i looked and cant see any 6 stud/vx flywheels suitable

what about heads and performance valves?

I've read loads of times that the exhuast manifolds are the biggest restriction on the v6 lumps!

lol thats why im on about reboring them matey
apparently matching the ports between head and exhaust helps alot!

i'v had a nosey at the courtneysport flywheels, i have a spare flywheel so thought why just not remachine it

[Ian_D]

lol thanks anyway, i looked and cant see any 6 stud/vx flywheels suitable

what about heads and performance valves?

I've read loads of times that the exhuast manifolds are the biggest restriction on the v6 lumps!

lol thats why im on about reboring them matey
apparently matching the ports between head and exhaust helps alot!

i'v had a nosey at the courtneysport flywheels, i have a spare flywheel so thought why just not remachine it

Hmm, Without seeing a flywheel off an omega up close its hard to say... But I guess you could loose a couple of KG's, however you dont really want to go too crazy!

A shattered Flywheel WILL make a horrid mess!  

[albitz]

I have never undersrood the benifits of a lightened flywheel :-/
(apart from when the box is in neutral)

[cem_devecioglu]

I have never undersrood the benifits of a lightened flywheel :-/
(apart from when the box is in neutral)

when revving up the mass of flywheel is important even the weight

of tires..I read something about those on tuning pages..

[ngrainqey]

lol takes less time for the engine speed to increase so is more revvy/or revs more freely!

side effect can be that you lose speed easily up steep inclines

[Marks DTM Calib]

Correct....a lightened flywheel only help an engien on a dyno........when connected to a gearbox, prop, read diff and then a 1.7 ton car....they make break all difference!

Plus, you wont take any weight off an Omega flywheel as its a complex multi piece dual mass setup!

As for the exhaust maniofld to head matching....they are already matched!

[albitz]

Correct....a lightened flywheel only help an engien on a dyno........when connected to a gearbox, prop, read diff and then a 1.7 ton car....they make break all difference!

Plus, you wont take any weight off an Omega flywheel as its a complex multi piece dual mass setup!

As for the exhaust maniofld to head matching....they are already matched!

Im not quite as thick as I thought I was then.
Having said that I did spell understood wrongly