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Old 01-19-2010, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Ron61 View Post
... you also lose some of the deceleration when you get off the gas and have to use the brakes more.
Ron, are you sure about this? I would think that the stored energy in a higher weight flywheel would require additional braking to slow down. Surely there's a mechanical engineer on here that could answer the simple question: "If a Cobra is travelling, say 120mph at 5000rpm, does it take more brake force to bring it to a stand still if the flywheel weighs 18lbs or if it weighs 25lbs?" No fair pushing the clutch in during braking.
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