riggsbie Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hi all, Where can I get hold of a lightweight flywheel for my 1.6 K series ?? I see that CC have them for £250, is it best to get one from CC or is there an alternate supplier ? Also, who, where and how much do decent 4 - 2 - 1 exhaust manifolds cost ? Any advice would be appreciated..... 😬 Riggsbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I'd get it from CC. It's the right size, it's been tested widely in the caterham application, it's safe and it works. Flywheels are something you should be quite wary of - there have been a (small) number of catastrophic failures of badly made/lightened/designed flywheels over the years - so it make sense (to me) to get something you can trust. Now - if you decided to spend £250 on the lightweight flywheel at CC - it might be worth considering going the whole-hog and paying £300 for the 'ultimate' lightweight flywheel they offer - the R500 version. It might be a step too-far depending on how you intend to use the car, but a £50 premium sounded like a such good idea to me that I spec'd one for my project engine. Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggsbie Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Myles, What is the big difference between the CC lightweight flywheel and the R500 version ?? Just a lot more weight taken out ?? How does this affect "real-world" engine performance ?? Does it just allow incredibly fast engine engine revving ? Any experience would be helpful, my car spends 90% of it's life on the roads, but I do go on a couple of track days every year 😬 Riggsbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 The R500 (actually, the label on the packaging says R3/4/500...) is lighter - that's it. I'm unqualified to say what the real-world differences are - my engine goes in on Saturday 😬. Theoretically, the revs will rise and fall quicker when the engine is unloaded - so you should need less of a blip on downchanges and possibly make quicker up-changes (>) I've got a couple of piccies of the flywheel here You can see that substantial amounts of material have been removed. With luck, I'll be able to post some driving impressions next-week. Most of my driving is on the road, so it should be relevant to you too. Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberts Wallet Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Zak is selling one in the for sale section if you are interested Gareth Blue and Carbon 6 Speed Supersport lots of Caterham piccies here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris__ Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Myles - you have blatmail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggsbie Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 Yeah, saw that but missed it 8( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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