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Carbon Fiber & Magnesium wheels - 8.5 lbs @ 18x10.5
very pricey, but wow....
http://www.nobleforums.com/images/on...wheels/cf1.jpg more info here: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46703 |
Omg . . .
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awsome technology.....ugly wheel..!!
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omg i want..but i guess nsx guys are richer than fd guys..ohwell were still faster..but damn those are nice!!
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Pretty interesting.. but there has to be some downside to them. Or, every F1 team would have carbon fiber wheels.
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Originally Posted by SkEltAh
Pretty interesting.. but there has to be some downside to them. Or, every F1 team would have carbon fiber wheels.
This has probably been around. ARTICLE 12: WHEELS AND TYRES 12.3 Wheel material: All wheels must be made from an homogeneous metallic material. http://www.formula1.com/insight/rule...gs/14/498.html hit the regulations in detail link for technical breakdown |
the constant bumps on the road would make the cf + resin come apart...
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Originally Posted by incubuseva
the constant bumps on the road would make the cf + resin come apart...
It passed all of the D.O.T. testing if you didn't care to read farther down in the post. they have passed every D.O.T. test including (a) Radial Fatigue Standard test is 2.5 million cycles ours passed 5 million (b) Cornering Fatigue 1.2 million cycles (c) Radial impact testing this is the one that everyone worries about.. our wheel exceeded the imapct test by 60KG which has never been done before. (d) was a repeat of A, B, C with low profile tire... this test not required by JWL or BSAU (e) additional impact on unsupported inner flange without tire ( no wheel has ever passed this before our wheel) (f) CASS test enviormental chamber designed to add age to the wheel (g) repaet A, B, C on wheel post CASS test |
Originally Posted by Fumanchu
And you know what about CF? :rolleyes:
It passed all of the D.O.T. testing if you didn't care to read farther down in the post. yes, i do. |
They were listed as $1,500 per wheel in the Popular Hot Rodding coverage, and a link was given to their... non-existent... web site. :)
http://www.autovelocity.com/ |
Originally Posted by incubuseva
yes, i do.
Screw the D.O.T. testing then... the company should have come to a 20 year old kid then. :rofl: |
Originally Posted by jimlab
They were listed as $1,500 per wheel in the Popular Hot Rodding coverage, and a link was given to their... non-existent... web site. :)
http://www.autovelocity.com/ |
Originally Posted by SkEltAh
Pretty interesting.. but there has to be some downside to them. Or, every F1 team would have carbon fiber wheels.
-Max |
Originally Posted by maxcooper
I've seen at least a few Formula SAE cars running carbon fiber wheels over the years. Someone mentioned one of the teams that had them in that thread.
-Max http://maepro.uta.edu/fsae/02_full.jpg http://maepro.uta.edu/fsae/02_undertray.jpg Wheels! http://www.moretab.com/alex/FSAE/IMG_3589.JPG http://www.moretab.com/alex/FSAE/IMG_3590.JPG http://maepro.uta.edu/fsae/02.html |
How I long to be a racing engineer. That stuff gets me more excited than my lady friend :P
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These home made wheels would look like absolute ass on an FD. No thanks! :)
http://www.moretab.com/alex/FSAE/IMG_3590.JPG |
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