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Originally Posted by norton
Has the lighter flywheel made it rev up more snappily?
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It's hard to say as I didn't drive this car with this engine without it but I can say that it feels more in balance with the weight of the car. When you come of the throttle there is definitely more engine braking due to the lower rotating mass. No downsides to it really. Initial off then line acceleration is more brutal and dramatic I'd say with this engine and in corners you can't just plant your foot down without some opposite lock action. Which makes the car more exciting to drive.
My friend was around at the weekend and we went for a quick blast. I asked his opinion on the speed of the thing and asked what it compared to. He's a car nut and has experience of lots of different cars and also works for Mazda. He described it as being a similar experience to, well here is the text.....,
"Trying to think of something to compare the off the mark acceleration to your car.
Came up with the time i was on the back of a Kawasaki gsr 1100.
; ) "
So although I judge the increase in speed and excitement as fairly mild compared to the previous engine. Others would say otherwise.