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A **flywheel** provides mass for rotational inertia to keep the engine in motion
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What are the benefits of a lightweight flywheel and why aren't they lightweight already?
The main advantage to a lower flywheel mass on race cars is that the reduced mass allows the engine to rev more freely. … At low RPM the lower mass of the flywheel means you need to use the throttle to keep the RPM above where the flywheel isn't going to carry things around as well. For a race car that's not a big deal. …