Tony

they are out there.
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.
One mans trash is another mans treasure!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Fa...spagenameZWDVW

sportscarclassics

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?

Richard S

Chum in the water....

https://rennlist.com/forums/for-sale-ads-member-to-member-fs-wtb-free/225777-996-hollow-spoke-turbo-twists-for-sale-2-sets.html

Let the shark frenzy begin....

Rich

Shane

Wow

CMW

So these (996 hollow spoke) would fit on my GTS no problem?
If so hmmm

drnick

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.

CMW

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.

Randy V

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...

Th Dude

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.
Where I can see more pics of that orange eye candy?

Abiding,
D

CMW

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.

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

Richard S

Awesome!!! I hope it works out for you....getting the set with the slicks?

But then again, I think the wheels you have now look frickin awesome

Rich

slate blue

Here is a part set on Ebay Two rears

Here's a complete set. Complete and no reserve

Cheers Greg

FBIII

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.

Chris Lockhart

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!!!!!!!!!