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Mar 25, 2008 | 03:16 PM

#11

2kStangGT08

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From: South Texas

RE: who should win?

i have a green gt should i go black rims or chrome (2003 cobras)

Mar 25, 2008 | 03:21 PM

#12

BleedinBlue

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RE: who should win?

Chrome, fo sho.

Mar 25, 2008 | 03:29 PM

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2kStangGT08

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RE: who should win?

wut will b the weight difference

Mar 25, 2008 | 03:35 PM

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defconfire

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RE: who should win?

Its not because they are that much heavier. It is because rotating mass affect's acceleration something like 4 times as much as just dead weight.

Mar 25, 2008 | 04:42 PM

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jmac72187

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From: New England

RE: who should win?

1lb of unsprung weight is equal to 2.5lbs of normal weight. So if you can figure out how much heavier each wheel/tire is then you can estimate how much it is "weighing you down."

Also the fact that more of the wheel weight is further away from the hub will effect your acceleration.

Mar 25, 2008 | 05:23 PM

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Black_GT_02

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RE: who should win?

From a physics major: With every inch you are increasing in tire size you are increasing the ROTATIONAL VELOCITY quite a bit.

Think how much longer its going to take to do a revolution of the wheel...