Originally Posted by John Micheal Henry
(Post 1597306118)
^^^ Does that rear tire size 245/30/20.. ??
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Does anyone else think for $120,000, GM could have partnered with one of these or other great wheel manufacturers and included lightweight forged wheels. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t see anyone else talking about it. |
My chrome ZR1 factory rear wheels 34.5 lbs that's bathroom scale weighing me and then holding wheel. z51vett Doug |
Originally Posted by Toombs
(Post 1597311572)
Does anyone else think for $120,000, GM could have partnered with one of these or other great wheel manufacturers and included lightweight forged wheels. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t see anyone else talking about it. |
Originally Posted by Toombs
(Post 1597311572)
Does anyone else think for $120,000, GM could have partnered with one of these or other great wheel manufacturers and included lightweight forged wheels. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t see anyone else talking about it. |
Originally Posted by Toombs
(Post 1597311572)
Does anyone else think for $120,000, GM could have partnered with one of these or other great wheel manufacturers and included lightweight forged wheels. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t see anyone else talking about it. acceleration/stopping/track times/quietness/less vibrations. This company makes the OEM carbon fiber wheels for Porsche 993 and Ford GT and Ford Shelby GT350. lb for lb, these Carbon Revolution have more weight in the center of the wheel so there's less gyroscope affect than another brand's wheels that weigh the same. |
Originally Posted by DebRedZR1
(Post 1598670495)
Sure, then they could add 20K to the sticker................................. .........
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/spinning-carbon/ |
Originally Posted by ptran00
(Post 1598670905)
No, Carbon Revolution sells $12k/set but it could be less if GM cuts a deal.
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/spinning-carbon/ |
Also, Carbon Revolution price of $12k/set is for the exposed carbon fiber weave. The Ford GT has exposed carbon fiber wheels whereas the the Ford Shelby 350GT is black paint over carbon fiber to save $. So between GM cutting a better deal and on a painted carbon fiber wheel, the price would be even less.
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Yes It would have been nice. I personally like the Zo6 wheels better than the Zr1. But they are growing on me some.
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Originally Posted by ptran00
(Post 1598670897)
Replace your wheels with 1 piece carbon fiber wheels from Carbon Revolution and you can get more performance in
acceleration/stopping/track times/quietness/less vibrations. This company makes the OEM carbon fiber wheels for Porsche 993 and Ford GT and Ford Shelby GT350. lb for lb, these Carbon Revolution have more weight in the center of the wheel so there's less gyroscope affect than another brand's wheels that weigh the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pvGadQiB44 http://www.carbonrev.com/news/does-w...rmance Also, you'd notice more vibrations and harshness because it's lighter. Mass damper type thing. With that said, GM should have definitely had a forged wheel standard on the C7- certainly the ZR1. |
shaved 1.2-2 seconds at the track
http://www.carbonrev.com/news/carbon...r-at-the-track https://youtu.be/1kJmbD_A5uE Reduces vibration and road noise cf wheels are the only performance upgrade i would do to my 2017 corvette so as not to void gm warranty or introduce unreliability issues with engine mods Plus, i can take the cf wheels with me to another car or sell them should i decide to sell my 2017 corvette |
Originally Posted by ptran00
(Post 1598676448)
http://www.carbonrev.com/news/carbon...r-at-the-track https://youtu.be/1kJmbD_A5uE Reduces vibration and road noise https://youtu.be/k-UPmd-aIh0 http://www.carbonrev.com/faq cf wheels are the only performance upgrade i would do to my 2017 corvette so as not to void gm warranty or introduce unreliability issues with engine mods Plus, i can take the cf wheels with me to another car or sell them should i decide to sell my 2017 corvette 2 seconds is insane. A 200lb passenger won’t cause a second difference. These things are at most equivalent to an 80lb weight drop. 2 seconds is about the difference between a z06 and a grand sport at VIR (which definitely likes power). If you really think carbon wheels are worth about 200hp on the track go for it, but you’re going to be very disappointed after the lap times disprove the placebo effect |
Originally Posted by village idiot
(Post 1598677046)
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Two seconds per lap? Because of carbon wheels? If you believe that I have some oceanfront property in Wyoming I need to sell you. 2 seconds is insane. A 200lb passenger won’t cause a second difference. These things are at most equivalent to an 80lb weight drop. 2 seconds is about the difference between a z06 and a grand sport at VIR (which definitely likes power). If you really think carbon wheels are worth about 200hp on the track go for it, but you’re going to be very disappointed after the lap times disprove the placebo effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kJmbD_A5uE&feature=youtu.be Because you doubt the professional automotive reviewers, I assume you also doubt facts such as global warming, low 3.8% unemployment rate, etc. In 9/2018, Ferrari has just contracted with Carbon Revolution to make cf wheels, which allowed Carbon Revolution to hire 500 people to help increase production from 10,000 to 150,000 wheels (almost 40,000 cars). This economies of scale will have newer manufacturing processes and raw materials purchasing power to drive the cost down further. I would buy them when the price is down to $4k/set which is in line with other GM Corvette upgrade packages prices. https://www2.motorauthority.com/news...heels-annually |
lol it’s paid marketing. If an extra $7k on track wheels made you 2 seconds faster, everyone would have them and they’d be operating at an economy of scale. 2 seconds is me vs a top pro driver. 2 seconds is 200hp. 2 seconds a good street tires to slicks. It’s not the equivalent of 80lbs out of the car.
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Originally Posted by village idiot
(Post 1598677999)
lol it’s paid marketing. If an extra $7k on track wheels made you 2 seconds faster, everyone would have them and they’d be operating at an economy of scale. 2 seconds is me vs a top pro driver. 2 seconds is 200hp. 2 seconds a good street tires to slicks. It’s not the equivalent of 80lbs out of the car.
Keeping my 2017 Corvette Stingray naturally aspirated means easier to maintain, better reliability, and better throttle response. |
In my 2017 Corvette Stingray, on public roads, the engine produces way more power than my 285 wide rear tires can grip the road which causes the tires to break traction easily when I accelerate fast. Therefore, before doing any more power mod, I'd rather get wider 295 wide tires to help get more traction. Even my friend's Grand Sport with 335 wide rear tires break traction easily during hard acceleration.
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Originally Posted by village idiot
(Post 1598677999)
lol it’s paid marketing. If an extra $7k on track wheels made you 2 seconds faster, everyone would have them and they’d be operating at an economy of scale. 2 seconds is me vs a top pro driver. 2 seconds is 200hp. 2 seconds a good street tires to slicks. It’s not the equivalent of 80lbs out of the car.
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Originally Posted by ptran00
(Post 1598681364)
For more performance, I'd rather do a CF wheel mod (someday) than an engine mod. Engine mods introduce overheating, unreliability, etc.
Keeping my 2017 Corvette Stingray naturally aspirated means easier to maintain, better reliability, and better throttle response.
Originally Posted by ptran00
(Post 1598681397)
In my 2017 Corvette Stingray with stickshift, on public roads, the engine produces way more torque power than my 285 wide rear tires can grip the road which causes the tires to break traction easily when I accelerate fast. Therefore, before doing any more power mod, I'd rather get wider 295 wide tires to help get more traction. Even my friend's Grand Sport (with stickshift) with 335 wide rear tires break traction easily during hard acceleration (he says he hydroplanes going up freeway ramps).
Every car can always use more grip, but I don't really have any concerns overpowering the rear in my GS, even on stock PSS. On something like an NT01, you can pretty much floor it whenever and not worry about the rear breaking loose unless I'm trying to break the rear loose. With that said, 295 on a stock wheel probably won't help noticeably. Just go to a stickier compound (Re71, NT01, etc) and/or get wider wheels so you can run a 315 rear. No idea what this has to do with wheel weights though. |
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