corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Look what Ed has just noticed... (Geek Day)


New Topic
New Poll 		  Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author Look what Ed has just noticed... (Geek Day)
Superlite Ltd.
Member
Registered: 9th Jan 07
User status: Offline
   1st Apr 08 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


The mosler mt900s

...but check out the wheels

Dymag wheels
These things are made from a barrel of carbon fibre with a forged magnesium centre. Thats almost like an F1 wheel A set over here would cost in the region of £7,000 in 18"

I had no idea they were ever OE equipment on a road legal car

The result, the mt900s weighs just 998kg even though it has a supercharged 5.6 litre Corvette V8

Looking into this i've been told these wheels are also to be used by Konigsegg, Ascari and Ariel
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
would be nice if the carbon wheels had the carbon effect on them
chris_uk
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 8th Jul 03
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i thing the outside of the rim is CF
Superlite Ltd.
Member
Registered: 9th Jan 07
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


MEGA
chris_uk
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 8th Jul 03
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tom_simes
Show Staff
Organiser: South Wales
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I looked into these Ed, for our uni's Formula Student but they only make magnesium rims up to 16's, and carbons and mags from 17's onwards.
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
OH MY

would it chip easily though?
BluKoo
Member
Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Same wheels Roger Clark has on his Scooby iirc.
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how devistated woudl you be if you curbed them
Superlite Ltd.
Member
Registered: 9th Jan 07
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
OH MY

would it chip easily though?


They are said to be tarmac wheels, not gravel but they have also stated that they are treated to take even the hottest bits of brake dust/material
205tom
Member
Registered: 1st Mar 06
Location: leigh nr wigan
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
Same wheels Roger Clark has on his Scooby iirc.


Yea thats what they run,tho mr Clark is himself no more
BluKoo
Member
Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 205tom
quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
Same wheels Roger Clark has on his Scooby iirc.


Yea thats what they run,tho mr Clark is himself no more


ah... so i see.
I didn't actually realise it was just his name that lived on through the company.
Thanks for putting me right
Robin
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 20:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuck, a wheel which isn't a Superlite which Mr Ed likes

Wrighty
Member
Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Roger clark runs them rims on his impreza, look the biz
Superlite Ltd.
Member
Registered: 9th Jan 07
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Fuck, a wheel which isn't a Superlite which Mr Ed likes



I like good wheels, not wheels that just have a tarty popular design
Robin
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 20:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dymag have always made cool wheels TBH, the old 5 spokes rock too
Kurt
Member
Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 21:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have them on my corsa
Superlite Ltd.
Member
Registered: 9th Jan 07
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can you imagine what they would be like on a corsa?

I went from 7x15 cast multispoke alloys to 7x15 split superlites on my old ibiza (droped 4.5kg per wheel in weight) and OMG i noticed the difference
Kurt
Member
Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 21:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how so? im not up on wheel weights and effects
Robin
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 21:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
less weight 'below' the spring = better handling, acceleration and braking.

4.5k per wheel would make a MASSIVE difference to the way the car drove.
Kurt
Member
Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thought it was something like that tbh, just wasnt 100% on the science
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
1st Apr 08 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
holy shit thats amazing. my mums wondering why i just made a strange nouse because i looked at a wheel
Superlite Ltd.
Member
Registered: 9th Jan 07
User status: Offline
2nd Apr 08 at 08:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by lee_wee
mums wondering why i just made a strange nouse because i looked at a wheel



 
New Topic
New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Look what Ed has just noticed... (Geek Day) 24 database queries in 0.0202179 seconds