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Old 08-23-2020, 10:29 PM   #12
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Default Re: Crankshaft Counterbalance Weight

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Originally Posted by Pete View Post
Using steel weights, about the maximum you can cram into the space available is 65%. By lightening the reciprocating assembly to a minimum safe value and using tungsten or depleted uranium for weights you could probably get very close to optimum. HOWEVER, I can tell you from first hand experience, an engine built this way is a horrible slug on a circle track.
It would do well in parades.
Who wouldn't lighten the flywheel to compensate for the extra weight on the crank?
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