RS2 turbocharger

[gerard]

> Just curious, I may be pulling my tranny to have a pin
> installed in my flywheel so I can experiment with
> different ignitions.  I have the NG flywheel in right
> now, how does it compare in regards to weight?  I know
> some people have just milled some of the surface off
> to reduce mass.  I think I might have to do that
> anyways for the correct pin placement.  Any thoughts?

I'd be interested in this information as well. I have a MC-1 flywheel
sitting on the garage floor. I believe it is alot heavy than the MC-2
and/or 3B flywheel. I also heard that lightening the flywheel might give
some adverse effects such as loss of low end torque/grunt and if
lightened too much it might lead to the same thing that happens on some
Opel/Vauxhall engines. The little Opels over here are quite powerful in
the engine size class and very torquey indeed, but the only hassle I've
noticed and heard of is that the little motor seems to rev up when you
did the clutch in making for a somewhat uncomfortable ride at times (not
being able to get into the next gear sweetly). Seems like they just spin
with nothing to pull the revs down (I'm not talking 1000s of rpm here,
just a few hundred or so).

So if I was to lighten the flywheel where would I remove weight from and
how much would be a good amount off the MC-1 flywheel?

G.