Who has coolest wheels on their 993?
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07-05-2007, 04:57 PM
#318
Rennlist Member
MC,
Have you noticed a significant difference in the handling of the car with the light wheels?
Have you noticed a significant difference in the handling of the car with the light wheels?
07-05-2007, 05:05 PM
#319
Rennlist Member
I've got factory twists on mine, but I think my favorites from this thread are the OEM Speedline RS wheels. I like the fact they're different but still look "stock" in some ways.
Any idea where I can get a set of these? What about the RH 3.6's which appear to be similar?
Any idea where I can get a set of these? What about the RH 3.6's which appear to be similar?
07-06-2007, 02:50 AM
#320
Originally Posted by ROKN
MC,
Have you noticed a significant difference in the handling of the car with the light wheels?
Have you noticed a significant difference in the handling of the car with the light wheels?
Yes, the benefits are very noticable, especially if you drive the car back to back with the original wheels. Acceleration seems a bit better and more responsive when you touch the throttle. Braking sensitivity is improved, as it takes less effort to slow the car. At speeds above 50-60 mph I really notice a lightness in the steering as the gyroscopic forces of rotating mass are significantly lower. Consider that the combination of these wheels and the PCCB brakes removes nearly 20lbs of rotating, unsprung weight from each corner of the car (imagine having a 20lb bag of sand tied to each wheel of your car), the overall performance improvement and livlieness in steering feel are quite obvious. Studies have demonstrated that each pound of unsprung, rotating mass removed from the car is the performance improvement equivalent to 6-8 lbs of "static" weight removed from the vehicle. So, removing 70lbs of weight from my wheels and brake rotors is about the same performance effect as removing 500 lbs of weight from the car.
MC
07-06-2007, 02:53 AM
#321
Originally Posted by TRINITONY
wow..u track this beauty...sweet.. 
The 993 has nearly 5000 miles of track use - out of just over 35k total miles. Never even had the heads off yet...
The 997 has 2 track days (nearly 250 miles each) and an autocross under her belt since last August. Approaching 22k miles on the odometer as of this post.
MC
07-06-2007, 03:37 AM
#322
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Awesome! I'm in the process of buying lightweights and have debated in the past whether I should pony up $3,500 for a set of wheels and tires with wheels that weigh 18/20 lbs vs buying a used set of TT hollows with tires for under $1k with wheels that weigh 23/26. I think I'll be spending the extra dough. 
07-06-2007, 03:44 AM
#323
Three Wheelin'
Originally Posted by H20NOO
Ok, I'll admit they are not on my 993, but rather, my daily driver 997. I do think they are pretty cool though. Forged magnesium centers with carbon fiber outers. 15lbs for the fronts and 18lbs for the rears...
MC
MC
07-06-2007, 11:29 AM
#324
Rennlist Member
I've seen Matt's wheels up close and in person. They are an awesome set of Shoes. These would definitley be on my "Wish List" If I had some extra coin to spend on some wheels. 
07-08-2007, 08:50 AM
#327
Drifting
Originally Posted by CAHRERA
I've seen Matt's wheels up close and in person. They are an awesome set of Shoes. These would definitley be on my "Wish List" If I had some extra coin to spend on some wheels.
Can you tell us who makes them or where you get them??
07-08-2007, 11:49 AM
#328
Originally Posted by psychoideas
Can you tell us who makes them or where you get them??
They are sold as an option on the Koenigsegg supercar and are OEM on the Mosler supercar and new Callaway twin turbo Vette. I also see Farnbacher Loles has them included in their 997TT upgrade package.
Here's a couple other pics:
07-14-2007, 10:42 PM
#329
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Originally Posted by H20NOO
They are made by Dymag in England (www.dymag.com) and can be purchased through Renneworx (www.rennworx.com).
They are sold as an option on the Koenigsegg supercar and are OEM on the Mosler supercar and new Callaway twin turbo Vette. I also see Farnbacher Loles has them included in their 997TT upgrade package.
Here's a couple other pics:
They are sold as an option on the Koenigsegg supercar and are OEM on the Mosler supercar and new Callaway twin turbo Vette. I also see Farnbacher Loles has them included in their 997TT upgrade package.
Here's a couple other pics:
07-15-2007, 11:32 AM
#330
Looks like the cause of the crash was hitting a traffic cone at 120mph in a right hand sweeper. The right front of the car shattered on impact as shown in the photos. Not clear if the wheel was damaged by the impact or subsequent high speed, spinning encounter with the ditch. Regardless, 120mph impact with an object on the road caused the crash. While I don't think this provides a liability issue for Dymag, it could sap customer and manufacturer confidence in the wheel or cause concerns about liability. Here's a bit of the text:
We were travelling faster than I was comfortable with at that moment, on that road. 120mph is a conservative estimate of our speed at the point of first impact.
2. The engineer who was driving may well have forgotten that he had unbolted the rear venturi only moments before, to assist with the process of fitting camera equipment to the underside of the car at a location we were expecting to arrive at only a little further up the road. I really can't say. What I can say is that the venturi would have been good for 100kg of rear downforce at the speed we were travelling at.
3. After accelerating hard up a long straight, the driver turned into a potentially open but partially blind right hander.
4. The largest traffic cone known to man had been left on the inside of the corner; a six-foot high lump of orange plastic with a solid, square-edged, extremely heavy base. We hit it.
5. There was a loud crunch from beneath the right-hand front corner of the car. One of the exotic, lightweight wheels with magnesium spokes bolted to a carbon-fibre rim had completely shattered, almost certainly at this point.
Full Story: http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/05/1.html
We'll see how it plays out but I don't see the wheel being at fault under the circumstances.
MC
We were travelling faster than I was comfortable with at that moment, on that road. 120mph is a conservative estimate of our speed at the point of first impact.
2. The engineer who was driving may well have forgotten that he had unbolted the rear venturi only moments before, to assist with the process of fitting camera equipment to the underside of the car at a location we were expecting to arrive at only a little further up the road. I really can't say. What I can say is that the venturi would have been good for 100kg of rear downforce at the speed we were travelling at.
3. After accelerating hard up a long straight, the driver turned into a potentially open but partially blind right hander.
4. The largest traffic cone known to man had been left on the inside of the corner; a six-foot high lump of orange plastic with a solid, square-edged, extremely heavy base. We hit it.
5. There was a loud crunch from beneath the right-hand front corner of the car. One of the exotic, lightweight wheels with magnesium spokes bolted to a carbon-fibre rim had completely shattered, almost certainly at this point.
Full Story: http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/05/1.html
We'll see how it plays out but I don't see the wheel being at fault under the circumstances.
MC