Factory TT hollow spokes
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Originally Posted by Ketchmi
The hollow spoke Twin Turbo wheels are not cheap or easy to find. I can get them all day long at $2000+ a set wheels only, but getting a deal on them is a different story..
A local guy picked up a set for his GTS for under 1K!!
Some guy selling them off his newly aquired car for aftermarket rims.
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I thought wheels are a rotating mass and the heavier they are the more difficult it is to accelerate. I would think on a dyno you would see a loss of HP when the wheel weighs more. How much less HP?
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Chum in the water....
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hey chris,
hows the gts running?? is andy still making manifolds?? here is a pic of my 86 with gts arches and tt hollow spokes, ive added a 6mm spacer to the rear to bring them out a little bit further.
hows the gts running?? is andy still making manifolds?? here is a pic of my 86 with gts arches and tt hollow spokes, ive added a 6mm spacer to the rear to bring them out a little bit further.
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DrNick... how are you.
GTS is running fine... gotta get it back from MikeS who is doing a few tweaks to the S/C package and some normal things like adding cross drilled rotors.
Those look great on your car... i think i really need the extra rubber for the extra HP and TQ.
Andy is always working on something not quite sure what he has up his sleve.. but I am sure that he is quietly helping people as he always does.
GTS is running fine... gotta get it back from MikeS who is doing a few tweaks to the S/C package and some normal things like adding cross drilled rotors.
Those look great on your car... i think i really need the extra rubber for the extra HP and TQ.
Andy is always working on something not quite sure what he has up his sleve.. but I am sure that he is quietly helping people as he always does.
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I was all set to buy a set of these turbo twists (hollow OEM or aftermarket - pretty much the same to me) - then I saw the 996 5-spokes...
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Hi Dr. Nick!
If I tilt my screen just right, I can see those wheels. That's a super sweet lookin' ride you have there, with some interesting mods.![Cheers](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/beerchug.gif)
Where I can see more pics of that orange eye candy?
Abiding,
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If I tilt my screen just right, I can see those wheels. That's a super sweet lookin' ride you have there, with some interesting mods.
![Cheers](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/beerchug.gif)
Where I can see more pics of that orange eye candy?
Abiding,
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Well the guy listed above still has them and he is literaly down the road from me... the price is right, but I think the Cup 2 wheels still look the best for some reason. Hmmm... sounds like a sleeper.
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Sale pending!
Thanks for the heads up! There will be a beer or 2 for you Richard at Sharktoberfest for a finders fee if it pans out
Thanks for the heads up! There will be a beer or 2 for you Richard at Sharktoberfest for a finders fee if it pans out
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Originally Posted by Tony
Sale pending!
Thanks for the heads up! There will be a beer or 2 for you Richard at Sharktoberfest for a finders fee if it pans out![thumbup](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/thumbup.gif)
Thanks for the heads up! There will be a beer or 2 for you Richard at Sharktoberfest for a finders fee if it pans out
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But then again, I think the wheels you have now look frickin awesome
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If you are not that concerned about the weight issue or possible differences in strength, I think the ultimate set-up would be to run the aftermarket rear wheels up front with the original hollow spoke rears in the back. You then would have a 10 x 18 et 65 up front with the 11 x 18 et 45 in the rear. That would seem to be just about ideal.
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Cpires, I plan to test this during my next dyno outing. I have 18" Rivas on my GT w/ 285 rubber, and the acceleration rate was noticeably slower with these vs the stock forged 16" CS wheels. I plan to do a back to back dyno test to see how much HP is lost.
I was watching some kind of "Tuner" show an Speed last year, and they had performed several performance upgrades which netted an 18 hp increase. Then they put on a big brake kit, and 18" (heavier) wheels, and put it back on the dyno. IIRC, they lost 21 hp!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely something to think about.
Light and strong rules!!!!!!!!!
I was watching some kind of "Tuner" show an Speed last year, and they had performed several performance upgrades which netted an 18 hp increase. Then they put on a big brake kit, and 18" (heavier) wheels, and put it back on the dyno. IIRC, they lost 21 hp!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely something to think about.
Light and strong rules!!!!!!!!!
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