Kartorbust
Inmate #627
You're more likely to throw a rod, than a flywheel giving out. Looking into cast flywheels breaking, aside from needing to say engine flywheel, as if you don't, you get the cast members list of some stupid drama movie from 2003 as your main result. Anyway flywheels that come up as blown up are automotive. Looked back on a thread from OMB from 2011 and even some members are skeptical about it, and show holes in the block where a rod was thrown. If it's such a bad thing, as I've stated, someone should have a picture of it or video as proof to why you should put a billet flywheel. I know for a billet rod, cause I've broken a rod on a stock engine, however it had a crap ton of hours on it.
Right now it's just spreading through hearsay, either to promote buying parts from a company or forum's store. I do like how one person did say (Doc Sprocket) on here, that it would be better to test the flywheel mounted on the engine, because you still have all the harmonics of the engine, and not have it spun with a pulley and belt. Yeah we know Chinese quality just isn't the greatest, unless it is following strict standards (which these engines are not), but there's no documented case of this happening.
This whole thing can be tested easily and safely and we have had some biters on the line, just waiting to have it happen and documented (video). As much as OMB or Bob's karts push billet flywheels, I'm surprised no one has shown why.
Though I am waiting on some company to come out with a billet flywheel with a balanced stator setup. So someone can still run electric start or lights and do it on a billet flywheel at high rpm if they wanted too. But seems like they are more pushing for racers, than backyard enthusiasts. If they made one I'd buy it, even if the chance of blowing a cast flywheel was unlikely.
Right now it's just spreading through hearsay, either to promote buying parts from a company or forum's store. I do like how one person did say (Doc Sprocket) on here, that it would be better to test the flywheel mounted on the engine, because you still have all the harmonics of the engine, and not have it spun with a pulley and belt. Yeah we know Chinese quality just isn't the greatest, unless it is following strict standards (which these engines are not), but there's no documented case of this happening.
This whole thing can be tested easily and safely and we have had some biters on the line, just waiting to have it happen and documented (video). As much as OMB or Bob's karts push billet flywheels, I'm surprised no one has shown why.
Though I am waiting on some company to come out with a billet flywheel with a balanced stator setup. So someone can still run electric start or lights and do it on a billet flywheel at high rpm if they wanted too. But seems like they are more pushing for racers, than backyard enthusiasts. If they made one I'd buy it, even if the chance of blowing a cast flywheel was unlikely.
