15" wheels q's
02-25-04, 02:27 AM
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15" wheels q's
Was going to do 16" or 17" wheels on the 87 SE but it seems that the car is going to have to be my track car and I need to get new tires NOW> found these but only in 15" size. The 15" should handle well for autocrossing, anyone with pics of 15's on the car (aftermarket) please post them so i can get an idea of the look...
02-25-04, 02:34 AM
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whoops its late, didn't mean to post with out answering your question... I have seen many fc's with 15's, if your car is lowered substantially, they look pretty good, and suit the track well, as you have less weight. depends on the tire you use too. ... but a low profile tire and smaller wheel help your ratios pretty drastically in view of cost to benefit ratio...I'd put those on my car...
02-25-04, 02:36 AM
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I am waiting on a reply from the company...They are Nippon Racing Wheels....supposed to be pretty light weight from what i have read. $429 with TIRES!!!! on sale. Here are the 16's i am considering, but they seem a little heavier....still attractive though. I really like the 15"s and i bet they would do well for autoxing...
02-25-04, 02:44 AM
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02-25-04, 11:29 AM
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Yeah I am using the stock BBS 15x6.5 with 225/50-15 on my vert.
Here is a couple of crappy pictures... I'll see if I can take a couple of better ones later:
Here is a couple of crappy pictures... I'll see if I can take a couple of better ones later:
02-25-04, 11:46 AM
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one reason i am not doing the vert wheels is because.....ITS A 87 SE!!!! I havent done the 5 lug swap......... plus these look 10x better then vert wheels. I really like the vert wheels don't get me wrong but these are a nice alternitive for a decent price.
02-25-04, 12:15 PM
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Originally posted by RRTEC
Icemark can you post a pic of the full back? I would like to see what the rear looks liek with the tails painted like that...thanks.. (:
Icemark can you post a pic of the full back? I would like to see what the rear looks liek with the tails painted like that...thanks.. (:
Okay, give me a couple of minutes
02-25-04, 12:26 PM
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hows this... man I hate trying to make this pictures small enough for the server here.
The paint is stock Sunrise Red, which you can see looks a little orange around the plate, but it actually matches very well in person. I think its just the weird lighting today since we are all stormed here in Northern CA.
The paint is stock Sunrise Red, which you can see looks a little orange around the plate, but it actually matches very well in person. I think its just the weird lighting today since we are all stormed here in Northern CA.
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02-25-04, 12:32 PM
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i like it a lot Icemark...Sunrise always looks a little orange, that's what color mine is too...1 q.......why did you go single muffler? more power? what are the advantages.
02-25-04, 01:50 PM
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Originally posted by RRTEC
i like it a lot Icemark...Sunrise always looks a little orange, that's what color mine is too...1 q.......why did you go single muffler? more power? what are the advantages.
i like it a lot Icemark...Sunrise always looks a little orange, that's what color mine is too...1 q.......why did you go single muffler? more power? what are the advantages.
I figure if I can make a single that you can live with in a 'vert, it will work in all FCs.
I was talking about it with another member earlier today and said:
Yeah, It looks like I should have the single available for shipping in April, and the dual probably in early summer. I will be including a restrictor/silencer for the muffler for people that have removed their cats and/or need extra noise reduction. Even without the silencer, idle noise is about 80 dB (only about 3 dB more than stock), but they have a very rich and deep tone to them.
We just made a minor modification to them, to help increase ground clearance (the pipe opens up to a 80mm- 3 1/8 ID a couple inches back of the end of the main cat and that big pipe was scraping on some speed bumps, so we shifted the pipe up slightly to get a little more room).
Dyno testing has shown about a 10 HP increase (average) on the non turbos with stock cats so I am very happy. On the Turbos it is even better.
And they appear to be holding up extremely well to the weather (we have a set on a FC up in the Tahoe area with its 160+ inches of snow this winter). At this point I am still looking at selling the chrome plated stainless single for $250 including silencer and gaskets + shipping.
We just made a minor modification to them, to help increase ground clearance (the pipe opens up to a 80mm- 3 1/8 ID a couple inches back of the end of the main cat and that big pipe was scraping on some speed bumps, so we shifted the pipe up slightly to get a little more room).
Dyno testing has shown about a 10 HP increase (average) on the non turbos with stock cats so I am very happy. On the Turbos it is even better.
And they appear to be holding up extremely well to the weather (we have a set on a FC up in the Tahoe area with its 160+ inches of snow this winter). At this point I am still looking at selling the chrome plated stainless single for $250 including silencer and gaskets + shipping.
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02-25-04, 02:12 PM
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Originally posted by jon88se
whoa, lots of room left in those wheel wells hehe
whoa, lots of room left in those wheel wells hehe
Remember every 5 lbs you can save per wheel (using 12 lbs wheels instead of 17 lbs wheels) translates to 5 HP.
So 22 lb wheels would be like driving with 10 less HP than using the 11lb BBS 15 inch wheels.
So do you want to look cool, or have more RWHP?
02-25-04, 11:04 PM
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Originally posted by projekt
love those Ziex 512s don't you?
i have them in 205/60 they're so sticky and quiet.
love those Ziex 512s don't you?
i have them in 205/60 they're so sticky and quiet.
And the springs are just stocker vert springs
