SpicyTarzan
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Going on my Spiced MSP 17x7.5 +35 offset?
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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Need Opinions on rim..?
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tweety2300
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They're 4 lug and would look hideous on an orange car
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They have 5 lug also.
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This is as close as I could find. It's a red car..
Personally I think its going to look like s***..
You need a really fast car to pull it off and not be a Ricer..
Here is Yellow..
Personally I think its going to look like s***..
You need a really fast car to pull it off and not be a Ricer..
Here is Yellow..
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SpicyTarzan
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True just trying to do something other than black like everyone else. And blue rims were to much like florid gators colors lol any other ideas? That s2000 has the exact same rims!
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No they are not.. I'm pretty sure those are "RAYS" and are Forged Aluminium Racing Wheels...
They are worth more than your car sadly..
82 000 Japanese yen = 983.59 U.S. dollars EACH
They are worth more than your car sadly..
82 000 Japanese yen = 983.59 U.S. dollars EACH
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SpicyTarzan
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Oh they look the same lol
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Thinking about these in sports bronze since noone likes my green and orange color scheme lol
Any opinions welcome I've seen a few spiced with that color nd thought it looked go.
http://www.rotawheels.com/wheels.asp?wheelid=31
Any opinions welcome I've seen a few spiced with that color nd thought it looked go.
http://www.rotawheels.com/wheels.asp?wheelid=31
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They're the same...just a knock off. Exactly why there's no point in paying more IMO.
I'll take Mountain Lightning over Mountain Dew, same taste, 2/4 the cost
You talking about the green rims? If so agreed.
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Umm, They are Half the Weight.....
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Can you guys help me with getting my tires stretched I'm gettin the rota P45r 17x7 what size tire would I need to get a decent stretch no to extreme
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In Your Opinion...
So you think that taking 40 Lbs off of the Rotating UnSprung Mass of a car will have a "Marginal Effect" on the performance...
I guess you don't have to put winter tires on and off each fall/spring... Trust me, anyone who does this each year notices instantly.
Nope. No winter tires here.
I believe you'll feel a bit of improvement in handling but not so much in speed. Especially with just 40lbs.
Even gutting your car (300-500lbs) will not yield great results...it will yield a faster 1/4 time, but not by much.
The general rule is 100 lbs takes .1 second from your ET
I believe you'll feel a bit of improvement in handling but not so much in speed. Especially with just 40lbs.
Even gutting your car (300-500lbs) will not yield great results...it will yield a faster 1/4 time, but not by much.
The general rule is 100 lbs takes .1 second from your ET
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So you think putting two adults into the back seat of a protege during an Autox event will have no noticeable effect?
Rotating mass is not the same as someone riding in the car. You often hear the term "unsprung" to mean it is weight that is not carried by the springs, but there are other items like cams, crankshafts, and flywheels that are rotating yet still "sprung" so its not really the same thing.
Rotating mass not only has to be accelerated forward like a passenger in the car or a battery, but also requires angular acceleration. Wheels, rotors, tires, and flywheels, even lugs can make a big difference in acceleration. In fact, the faster the car accelerates, the more energy is wasted spinning parts. There was a very good write up done on Probetalk probably 15 years ago now calculating a fairly precise measure of hp saved with a lighter flywheel in each gear. And while the rpm of the wheels are much less than the flywheel, the concept still applies.
Is it worth the cost? On a protege? Probably not. Even if it is 15hp in first gear, there are much cheaper ways to get it. $4k lightweight rims are for racing teams that need to eek out every last drop of performance.
Rotating mass not only has to be accelerated forward like a passenger in the car or a battery, but also requires angular acceleration. Wheels, rotors, tires, and flywheels, even lugs can make a big difference in acceleration. In fact, the faster the car accelerates, the more energy is wasted spinning parts. There was a very good write up done on Probetalk probably 15 years ago now calculating a fairly precise measure of hp saved with a lighter flywheel in each gear. And while the rpm of the wheels are much less than the flywheel, the concept still applies.
Is it worth the cost? On a protege? Probably not. Even if it is 15hp in first gear, there are much cheaper ways to get it. $4k lightweight rims are for racing teams that need to eek out every last drop of performance.
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