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Originally posted by 91CRXsiR
interesting... would a lighten flywheel help out w/ this?.
and why does a AWD take off 24 %??
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A lighten flywheel MIGHT help, depending on what you're looking for and what setup you have.
Since it's lighter, it starts rotating quicker. The downside is it also stops rotating quicker, because it has less inertia. The consequence will be a higher drop in RPM between each gear. A short-throw shifter might help though.
And the reason why there is so much power loss on an AWD is simply because there are more mechanical parts on the drivetrain, more places where the power of the engine has to be converted to a rotating movement (to spin your wheels). Instead of 2 wheels, there are 4 wheels on which you must apply power, and since nothing is perfect, the loss increases along with the number of involved components.