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Nick Koan · 2008-01-31, 11:03 AM

I caught this over at og-made.com. Its a comparison of wheel weights versus wheel rigidity.

What they did is take a set of standard Enkei GTC-01 wheels (18x9 +22 at 23.76lbs) and compared it with a special lightened version (made specially by Enkei for the test) with the same specs but 19.8 lbs.

The cliff notes: The standard available wheel is faster around the test track by .5 a second. It even shows that even though the lighter wheel gives better acceleration, it doesn't necessarily translate into a higher top speed.

Regular High Rigidity GTC-01
Best Lap: 1 min. 4.646 seconds
Top Speed: 147.16 km/h @ 17.83 seconds

Specially Lightened GTC-01
Best Lap: 1 min. 5.045 seconds
Top Speed: 141.46 km/h @ 17.74 seconds

Full article available here: http://www.seccs.org/members/nkoan/O...e-English1.pdf

There is probably a lot of room to break down this test (first and foremost being that Enkei made a lightweight version of their wheel to show that their production model is better) but its an interesting read to say the least.

2008-01-31, 11:03 AM	#1
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Wheel weight versus rigidity I caught this over at og-made.com. Its a comparison of wheel weights versus wheel rigidity. What they did is take a set of standard Enkei GTC-01 wheels (18x9 +22 at 23.76lbs) and compared it with a special lightened version (made specially by Enkei for the test) with the same specs but 19.8 lbs. The cliff notes: The standard available wheel is faster around the test track by .5 a second. It even shows that even though the lighter wheel gives better acceleration, it doesn't necessarily translate into a higher top speed. Regular High Rigidity GTC-01 Best Lap: 1 min. 4.646 seconds Top Speed: 147.16 km/h @ 17.83 seconds Specially Lightened GTC-01 Best Lap: 1 min. 5.045 seconds Top Speed: 141.46 km/h @ 17.74 seconds Full article available here: http://www.seccs.org/members/nkoan/O...e-English1.pdf There is probably a lot of room to break down this test (first and foremost being that Enkei made a lightweight version of their wheel to show that their production model is better) but its an interesting read to say the least. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN Last edited by Nick Koan; 2008-01-31 at 11:53 AM.