Interesting 2.5 Flywheel design for Alex Carella (Abu Dhabi F1 team)

[Point Five]

Spotted an interesting looking flywheel atop the now 4-time world champs powerhead. Does anyone have any info on these?

Only curious



Cheers, Alex

[powerabout]

Spun aluminum?
Cheap and easy

[PanRonnie]

i saw those at van eckelijen in belgium
they have very weak magnets to keep parasitic drag as low as possible while just producing a spark and very little charging
they run a different philosophy how much can we shave off everything and still get to the finish line
if you install that on your lake racer go somewhere, throw out your anchor and turn on the radio
you will be peddling back!

[speedinstream]

Great spy pics

[Forkin' Crazy]

No flex plate? Seems like it would be kind of hard on the crank.

[j_martin]

No flex plate? Seems like it would be kind of hard on the crank.

Don't look like it weighs enough to make any difference.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Don't look like it weighs enough to make any difference.

Ah, how thick is the aluminum and vs how thick a flex plate? And weigh both? The alloy will not flex compared to the factory light wheel. I guess Merc was wrong and should have made them like the super deep pocketed Arabs who can afford to change cranks... powerheads every race.

[Capt.Insane-o]

Flex plates break. One particularly graphic experience I saw first hand.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Flex plates break. One particularly graphic experience I saw first hand.

Was it stock or cut? Everything breaks. Even the ends off crankshafts. They aren't pretty either.

[patchesII]

That's what blocks look like after the re-nic'ing process. The acid dip strips the alodine and leaves the light gray

[Dave S]

OMC gold red .... green. May be hydroformed..... like the slots cut for cooling .

[RBT]

It's a DAC almost 3/4 inch thick. It's a copy of the seebold flywheel
wilfong, that is a dipped block. No coatings

[Krazymaan]

Block looks nice. I also like how the whole thing looks like a basic motor, nothing high tech dangling off of it. Must have some incredible porting and crank work going on inside of that tiny little beast.

[Capt.Insane-o]

Was it stock or cut? Everything breaks. Even the ends off crankshafts. They aren't pretty either.

It came from a very well known place. Sh*t happens.

[tlwjkw]

Block looks nice.

till ya touch with greasy fingers!

That's what blocks look like after the re-nic'ing process. The acid dip strips the alodine and leaves the light gray

give away that's its been done at some time or another.. why ya see some with matchin' front halves completely different color!