19lb. 20x12.5!!
12-13-2007, 07:32 PM
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19lb. 20x12.5!!
ummm ya, carbon fiber barrel. only ones i have seen. hit link and look at middle of page.
http://www.europeancarweb.com/news/0...e/wheels2.html
if they weren't over $2k a piece, i might get them, lol.
http://www.europeancarweb.com/news/0...e/wheels2.html
if they weren't over $2k a piece, i might get them, lol.
12-13-2007, 07:37 PM
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wow thats fawking expensive. It might look really cool on a black CGT/Ferrari/anything exotic that is black and has yellow calipers and accents...
But concerning the barrel...i dont think the barrel is all CF. It probably has a metal barrel of some sort with cf laid on top of it?
But concerning the barrel...i dont think the barrel is all CF. It probably has a metal barrel of some sort with cf laid on top of it?
12-13-2007, 09:29 PM
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im still skeptical about the cf barrel part. Id like to see it withstand hundreds of ft/lbs of torque when you accellerate...CF is strong..but not that strong.
They have some pretty nice looking wheels though. The price for those akes volks look like cheap stuff....
They have some pretty nice looking wheels though. The price for those akes volks look like cheap stuff....
12-13-2007, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by aloh
im still skeptical about the cf barrel part. Id like to see it withstand hundreds of ft/lbs of torque when you accellerate...CF is strong..but not that strong.
They have some pretty nice looking wheels though. The price for those akes volks look like cheap stuff....
They have some pretty nice looking wheels though. The price for those akes volks look like cheap stuff....
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12-14-2007, 12:00 AM
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Think that guys link says it all........ Parr Porsche UK said:
The wheels are worth about 40 BHP on the 996 GT3 RS. The “power saving” was worth many hundreds of thousands of Pounds (Sterling) of engine development to extract the same amount of power reliably from the engine.
The wheels are worth about 40 BHP on the 996 GT3 RS. The “power saving” was worth many hundreds of thousands of Pounds (Sterling) of engine development to extract the same amount of power reliably from the engine.
12-14-2007, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bugsbbunny
I was about to mention that. CF is strong and flexible but I'm not so sure you want the flexible part when driving hard. There's a reason companies don't make CF wheels.
12-15-2007, 03:34 PM
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i've seen these carbon barrelled wheels at car shows, i wouldn't recommend, some of them were bent just from the posts they were laying on, one pot hole and that ish is garbage.
12-15-2007, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by alphamatt
i've seen these carbon barrelled wheels at car shows, i wouldn't recommend, some of them were bent just from the posts they were laying on, one pot hole and that ish is garbage.
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