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Greetings,
Yes, I'm trying to avoid
spending too much time on this, but I'm tempted to try adding more significant
flywheel weight to the single rotor, to see it it will behave better. I
realized this isn't an ideal solution to an already heavy engine, but it might
still be worth trying.
My question is how much
weight should I add to make sure this will get rid of the torque reversal
issues?
I understand that weight
added farther out from the center has more effect than weight close to the
center. Ideally, I would plan to make a ring, with about an 11" OD (or as
large as I can without interfering with the starter ring), and about 7"
ID. This would bolt to the redrive side of the dampener plate, using the
existing 7/16" bolts. I made an estimate of the weight of steel, by
measuring the volume of a 4130 plate, and weighing it. The result was 4.5
oz per cu in. My best estimate is that I can get close to 10 lbs, using a
half inch thick piece of steel. Unfortunately, this will be quite time
consuming, and tough to fabricate, balance, etc.
The other option is to try
to add more weight than I did before at the 4 bolt locations. This is a
much easier plan to implement, but I'm afraid I'll be lucky to get 5 lbs added
using this method.
Anyone want to take a swag
at how well this would work?
Thanks,
Rusty (resistance is
futile)
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