Further to our recent flywheel development for the fast road market comes the latest in the range – a light, steel replacement outer section for the Verto type assembly.

Owners of more modern Mini’s and Metro’s have been bemoaning the fact that they are lumbered with the assembly fitted to the car.  The conversion from Verto type to the earlier system realises an unacceptably high financial investment, impairing output of modified engines to add insult to injury! Mini Spares to the rescue once more!

The flywheel is CNC machined from an EN8 steel billet (as are both the other ones) lightened as far as is practical and safe.  The overall weight reduction between this and the standard iron item – which is impractical to lighten – is in the order of nearly 4lb.  This is of course, reducing the weight exactly where required – from around the outermost “edge” of the flywheel assembly.  Lightening the diaphragm assembly was considered and investigated but proved to be nearly impossible at a sensible price, largely due to the fact that the whole assembly is “riveted” together.