Nissan 370Z Forum  

Auto Trans dumb question (maybe)

Originally Posted by JoeyD I've searched and searched but to no avail. Is the flywheel an engine part or a transmission part? Could you, in theory, benifit from a light

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Nissan 370Z Tech Area > Engine & Drivetrain


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 01-21-2009, 10:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
RCZ
A True Z Fanatic
 
RCZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Miami
Posts: 6,403
Drives: '09 370Z
Rep Power: 1120
RCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond reputeRCZ has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to RCZ
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeyD View Post
I've searched and searched but to no avail. Is the flywheel an engine part or a transmission part? Could you, in theory, benifit from a light weight flywheel on a auto transmission? Would you use the same flywheel for the auto as the manual?(hence my question about the flywheel being part of the engine).
Automatic transmissions don't work the same way because they don't have pressure plates that need to clamp down on a flywheel. Flywheel is part of the transmission, not the engine.

http://www.transmissiondenver.com/facts.html

Last edited by RCZ; 01-21-2009 at 10:08 PM.
RCZ is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Navigation Question? chrisray21 Nissan 370Z General Discussions 4 02-18-2009 02:05 AM
Question about the Touring audip system ryan80 Audio & Video 2 01-20-2009 09:45 AM
Dumb question... molamann Audio & Video 3 01-12-2009 05:07 PM
Snowboarders- Helmet question Greasy Sports 7 01-07-2009 08:08 PM
Premeir Member question xDIEGOx The370Z.com Feedback, Suggestions & Questions 4 01-05-2009 12:35 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:49 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2