Hey guys,

Wanted to start popping some info here to show our interest in providing cool data to the board. We are a very busy company and sometimes delay in responding. Email is the best way.

Here we will show you guys the difference in weight between three different tires mounted on these wheels. These have not been balanced so that the comparison can be accurate.

Wheel Chosen: 15x7.0 4x100 +41 Enkei RPF1, wheel weighs 9.5lbs


danao@autornd.com

Check these pics out.

Three different tires: ALL 205/50/15

Cheapest - Falken ZE512
Cheap - Yoko ES100
Average - Toyo T1S





Falken ZE-512: 28LBS WITH TIRE


Toyo T1S: 29LBS WITH TIRE


Yoko ES100: 30LBS WITH TIRE


Not too shabby.

Below Quote helps to explain "MAT" Most advanced Technology. Quote was taken from Super Street Online as they have purchased the RPF1 for use on their Integra Project Vehicle.

Requirement: Wheels gotta be lightweight, i.e., less than a pound per inch.

"Why the RPF1 is light: M.A.T., aka Most Advanced Technology uses rim-rolling technology that improves the stiffness of the wheel. The lip is rolled, allowing it to be thinner. At the same time, it’s compressed, allowing the aluminum grain structure to have greater uniformity. Basically, M.A.T. allows Enkei to use the least amount of aluminum without compromising the strength of the wheel. Oh yeah, the 16x7 we’re using weighed in at a svelte 13.7 pounds. Besting my initial requirement of 16 pounds."




PLEASE REFER TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT TIRES AND WHEELS WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1195552

We greatly appreciate your patronage. Endless_USA and Enkei Int'l will continue to bring you the best in racing technology.



Here are some pics comparing a 15x7.0 TE37 to the 15x7.0 RPF1, TE retail around $385.00 ea, RPF1 retails around $225.00 ea. You be the judge what's a better value and what you won't have to wait to get. Enkei stocks more RPF1 than Mackin stocks TE's. Meaning less money for product and less wait. You damage a wheel in racing you're more likely to find a replacement right away.

WEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL HOLDING WHEEL:


INDIVIDUAL HOLDING TE37 ON SCALE:


WEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WITH TE37:


WEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL HOLDING WHEEL:


INDIVIDUAL HOLDING RPF1 ON SCALE:


WEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WITH RPF1:


<U>NOTICE THE RPF1 IS 2.5 LBS LIGHTER THAN TE37. </U> That's about 20-25% lighter than the TE37 in the same width and diameter, nearly half the cost.

Hope this helps you guys out.

Laters.





Modified by Endless_USA at 11:27 AM 4/8/2005

 

wow....what a great comparison....good ****!

 

Nice experiment. But you left out something important. What psi were they all inflated too?

 

hahaha..

 

Thanks guys. We're gonna try and continue to do some stuff like this for ya since we have so much stock as a Wholesaler.

I will seriously get you the Tire Pressures, hehe.

We have received so many inquiries on this wheel that I felt the community should see how great a value it really is.

Laters,
Rishie

BTW, i'm not the only one here who posts on this name. We're sharing it to better handle questions.

 

Awesome post ! Thank you for taking the time to do that, I would have never known that. I'll definatley take a look into those Enkei's if I ever get another set of rims in the future for light wieght purposes.

 

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awesome post

 

my favorite wheels, it makes me sad they wont fit over type r brakes

 

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You're crazy!!!

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1167288

 

I have another reason to love these wheels even more.

 

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You're crazy!!!

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1167288</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry, I meant to say the 15's. Because of that little hump on the inside of the wheel, they're basically the same ID as a 14", right near the spokes.

heh, I was wondering why you PM'ed me that link. . .

 

With the tires.....the Toyo is BY FAR the best out of all of them. And personally, I would much much rather run the RPF-1's over the TE-37's....such a better wheel with more r&d into...just a better wheels all around. Nice comparison!

 

Good info! It's interesting to see how different tires can be weightwise.

 

I think everybody can appreciate what your doing but I have a hard time believing that a 15x7 TE37 weighs 11.5lbs.

T1S are good tires....too bad the sidewall is soft.

 

wow! those r nice

 

The scale does not lie. The TE does weigh that much. The 15" we have in stock is a 15x7 +15 offset. So figure 20mm of difference in offset, but that won't add up to two pounds getting it close in weight to the RPF1. At most maybe a half pound if we're lucky. Either way the RPF1 is significantly lighter.

 

dang i'm kicking myself for not buying these..
there was a set fs LOCALLY for 600 brand new

 

I got mine for $800 with good es100s.
I love these wheels!!

 

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The TE-37 is forged the RPF1 is not. My set of 15x7's TE-37's weigh in at 10.0 lbs each with a 38mm offset.