Flywheel question

[stephenlillz]

I run an o.s. 1d flywheel in my .12 outrigger. this flywheel is a standard stainless steal material and it is heavy. My friend works at a machine shop and made me an identical flywheel out of aluminum. ive yet to run it because i am unsure if the weight of the stainless flywheel has some sort of importance? would the lighter one cause any problems due to reducing rotation weight on the motor etc.. or would it improve the performance of my boat due to it being 1 ounce lighter.

 

[mark holton jr]

I run an o.s. 1d flywheel in my .12 outrigger. this flywheel is a standard stainless steal material and it is heavy. My friend works at a machine shop and made me an identical flywheel out of aluminum. ive yet to run it because i am unsure if the weight of the stainless flywheel has some sort of importance? would the lighter one cause any problems due to reducing rotation weight on the motor etc.. or would it improve the performance of my boat due to it being 1 ounce lighter.

if you use the lighter flywheel you will gane more rpm,s but you may risk over reving your motor you will have to tach the motor bolth ways if you only gane 100-200 rpm you should be fine anything more than that i would chang the prop but i dont know what motor your running some of them really like the r,s as where some of them dont i hope this helps

 

[Saugling]

Actually the 1D flywheel is made of chrome plated brass

I personally like "heavy" flywheels on small .12 engines. In my opinion improves launchability.

But try a Aluminum flywheel and let us know how performance changed.

You are using a .12 engine...and these little ones like to rev...so honestly I don't think you can over rev your engine cause of a lighter flywheel - the prop causes most of the engine's load and limits revs.

Robert

 

[mark holton jr]

well you can over rev a motor its very easy high nitro and the wrong prop and your day is done