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A flywheel has a couple functions...

1. It has the ring gear mounted on it for the starter to start the car.

2. it provides the surface for the clutch to apply to .

3. It provides a certain amount of mass/inertia to get the moving from a stand still. An example: a v8 mustang with a factory flywheel will move from a stop at 1000 rpms without a problem. If the same car had a racing light weight flywheel, you would need to rev/slip the clutch like you would in a 4cyl. mustang. Once of the line thou. the flywheel's weight becomes a burden, that is why road racing cars use lightened flywheels, in drag racing it usually doesn't help much, because the E.T. is helped by the weight.

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