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03-18-2004, 07:41 PM

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What's the point of the auto counter weight on a RX-7 with a leight weight flywheel? What does it do, and how important is it? Also how far can it be off by and still work?

03-18-2004, 09:23 PM

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Come on some one has to know about this

03-18-2004, 10:31 PM

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The counterwieght serves as a critical engine balancing component and as an attachment point for the automatic transmition flex plate. Racing Beat incorporates these counterwieghts with our lightwieght flywheels to maintain engine balance.

03-18-2004, 10:40 PM

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Without the counterweight you wouldn't be able to install the flywheel. My flywheel bolted to the counterweight and the counterweight to the shaft.

Oh yeah, out of balance is a bad thing.

03-19-2004, 05:28 AM

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right well i picked upa counter weight and it one or two very small nicks on the side of it but i dont think that it could me more than .1-.5g of material gone. is that goin to throw it off?