Originally Posted by Peak350

Ah, here lies the key.

I don't care what an engines making, I only care what actually makes it to the wheels. Regardless, the point was that a lightweight flywheel DOES have an advantage in drag racing.

Originally Posted by DraGonAlchemist

i think of it like a 10 speed bicycle. .the lighter fly wheel may have quicker revolutions but the heavier one i believe puts out more power like the lower speeds of a bike you spin the pedals faster but you move slower. .the higher the gear or bigger the sprocket you may pedal a tad harder. .but you deff move Faster!. .

ps. .whose we?

Originally Posted by DraGonAlchemist

the engine's putting out the same power light or heavy. .the diff is the amount of time it takes to move that power. .say lighter flywheel will accelerate much faster due to less power used to rotate it. so in theory whats happening is the powers moving at a much faster rate to the drive shaft and wheels. .so what you see to the wheels is more wheel HP. .that was being robbed by the heaver flywheel.so it's like you cut out the middle man. .but either way. .power's not getting any better engine wise due to the flywheel. .just acceleration being transfered to the wheels. .so the car may seem faster in the sense.. but truthfully i think it's the same HP either way just shows a tad more to the wheels. ..it's like putting in a lighter drive shaft as well. .less weight means more transfered power. .thats all im saying. .but as far as engine HP it's still the same!!!. ..