X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2-2.spamtrap.magma.ca ([209.217.78.161] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with ESMTPS id 1502617 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:45:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.217.78.161; envelope-from=cbeazley@innovista.net Received: from mail2.magma.ca (mail2.internal.magma.ca [10.0.10.12]) by mx2-2.spamtrap.magma.ca (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k9P5j6qM031305 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:45:06 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.101] (CPE006067657509-CM014110005316.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [72.139.119.150]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail2.magma.ca (Magma's Mail Server) with ESMTP id k9P5j5DP003141 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:45:06 -0400 Message-ID: <453F0161.8090204@innovista.net> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:17:05 -0400 From: cbeazley User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Flywheel machining and minimum inertia Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-magma-MailScanner-Information: Magma Mailscanner Service X-magma-MailScanner: Clean X-Spam-Status: Hi Again; Can a stock cast iron? flywheel be machined/lightened? Are there any material problems other than standard strength/thickness/balance? Does anyone, Lynn?, have any comments regarding the minimum flywheel inertia in order to provide a stable idle and minimize the effects of torque pulses? Thanks Cary