Has Anyone Tried A Billet Flywheel From Lynx/rich_W?

[SurGie 54]

Iv just re-read the message i got from Rich w a while back and he told me to use an 8.5 mm drill or file to make these holes large enough.

 

Here's what i was told from rich_w -> Due to flywheel using larger M8 bolts to secure the clutch cover, you will need to enlarge the holes in the clutch cover by filing or drilling to approximately 8.5mm.

Edited April 13, 2011 by SurGie

[Gman 29]

Back to the original question, what are peoples thoughts on these? I know a few guys on the 306 forum struggled with stalling issues, but I don't know if the issue was ever resolved...

[welshpug 1,661]

I think thats more a common issue with the engine management than anything.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

The rule is the lighter the flywheel the engine will be easier to Stall, Heavy ones are harder due to rotational mass

[Baz 421]

Less inertia, ideally the tickover will need to be raised a little to cope.

[Sandy 191]

Every one of these I've fitted has had the wrong dowel PCD. On the first one DJmini took it up with them and they insisted it was probably a fault with our crank.... well all the cranks I had and every flywheel since. I've always had to dress the dowel hole to get them to fit.

Then there was the utter misery of the Fiesta one I had... The owner ordered it and it took months to arrive, days before our first test. It came with a separate bolted on plate timing ring that I wasn't at all happy with, but we had no time left to find an alternative. We had to use it, despite the inconsistent sensor gap. It was fine through mapping and testing, but the first race start and the clutch heat distorted the timing ring, which bowed up and chopped the nose off the crank sensor... engine stopped and he retired from the race. They accepted the design flaw afterwards and made us a new single piece flywheel, but these issues don't fill me with confidence that the products are properly designed and tested.

 

The bolted on timing ring, you can almost see the split around the bolt, thin material and countersink bad:

Edited May 20, 2011 by Sandy

[SurGie 54]

Is the above ones you are on about the rich w ones or them in general ?

 

Your post is a little unclear

[Baz 421]

Is the above ones you are on about the rich w ones or them in general ?

 

Your post is a little unclear

 

Every one of these...

 

HTH.

 

[feb 47]

I have ordered one with the inductive pickup pattern for a 8V, I hope there won't be any fitting or other problems, fingers and toes crossed.

As long as they are strong as the least thing one wants is a flywheel flying through the bulkhead (no pun intended)

Edited May 20, 2011 by feb

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

i have got one fitted to my 6 engine in the 205, its been fine so far. the engine revs up a lot quicker and it hasn't stalled atall, although you do need to give it a little more of a rev to pull away with out stalling. thumbs up from me

[Sandy 191]

Don't take me all negative mind, lightweight steel flywheels make the engine alot more responsive and I still use these (in the absence of affordable better ones).

[SurGie 54]

Ok thanks Sandy, its just when someone as experienced as your self says negative stuff about parts its gets me a bit worried.