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Ogre
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Post Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:25 am

Alrighty chaps,

Just a quick question regarding flywheels;

If i buy a motor with no flywheel, can i just use the one off my old motor
or will i need to send it away with the crank to get balanced?

Not really a fan of 'bitsa' motors but i aint got no option (broke a valve)
Concerns to be raised or purely paranoid? :?

thanks 8)
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Post Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:07 am

I've converted 2 M20 engines from auto to manual so far , and I've had no problems with either flywheel swap causing vibes.

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Post Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:55 pm

BMW build their engines properly. Flywheels and crankshafts are all balanced seperately.
I've converted a few auto engines to manual and put lighter flywheels on in place of heavyweight dual mass flywheels, and havn't had any problems with balance.
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Post Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:55 pm

Cheers guys :)

that's exactly wot I needed to know.
I can go and swap this stuff about then :rock:

cheers for now, let u know wot happens

Ogre
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