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Old 07-02-2003, 11:21 PM
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does anyone think that dropping my wheel wieght by about 10 lbs per wheel is good?
how much butt dyno improvement?
Old 07-02-2003, 11:38 PM
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bump! i bet this is one of the most overlooked performance increases there are
Old 07-02-2003, 11:51 PM
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Thats a big difference in weight, and yes, it will help out overall performance. Rotational mass is much greater than stationary mass, so you will notice a difference. By the way, do you currently have some huge chrome dubs or what?
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i have stock rims on my 93 ex..
going to put on some konig heliums
theyare 10 a piece
my rims are like 19 each right now
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I believe 18 to be exact but yes that will help.
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lol.. ok.. anyway i read somewhere that 1 ounce could eaqual like 100 lbs at 100 mph or something like that...
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1 ounce.....that's a little extreme.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bushfreakz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol.. ok.. anyway i read somewhere that 1 ounce could eaqual like 100 lbs at 100 mph or something like that... </TD></TR></TABLE>
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