The best performance mod?

[LordStark]

So after some digging around about lightweight wheels I came across this dyno run from a camaro that went to lightweight wheels, 10 pound reduction, and saw the "power" increase. Now I realize it's not a power increase per say, we're just making the engine transfer power more efficiently. That is a RWD car with only a 10lb reduction. If we were to say reduce our stock tubby boy rims that weigh 34lb to a more svelte 20lb rim with lightweight rotors that save an additional 5lbs on an AWD car, are we talking a potential 20 or 40 hp/tq increase? Again not an actual power increase but an efficiency increase.

Dyno Runs - The effects of wheel/tire weights on wheel horsepower - MBWorld.org Forums

C63 AMG (W204) - Dyno Runs - The effects of wheel/tire weights on wheel horsepower - Test: Davenport Motorsports (www.davenportmotorsports.com) of Canada, wanted to see the dyno effects of running different wheels on cars. They took a factory 2012 Camaro SS and ran 3 dyno runs. They ran the...

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[runner1]

my new wheels are considerably lighter...I did not notice any sort of increase nor did my data logs.

 

[LordStark]

my new wheels are considerably lighter...I did not notice any sort of increase nor did my data logs.

Don't crush my hopes like that man. Just lie and tell me it's great.

 

[G70 Owner]

my new wheels are considerably lighter...I did not notice any sort of increase nor did my data logs.

did you weigh them? or could you share what 'considerably' means?

 

[runner1]

The wheel is flow formed and weight was 24 front and 26 rear

 

[runner1]

There was no performance gain in 0-60 or 1/4 miles. Map2 jb4 with borla and bms intake took 1 full second off 5.2 0-60 time

 

[LordStark]

That's odd, you would think there would be some gain on an AWD by decreasing rotational weight.

 

[Ozstung]

Im wondering if its also a traction issue in the 0-60 times. My Stinger never wheel spun with the heavier Oem wheels. But with the lighter TSW it did. Got brand new PS4 so we'll see if my dragy time comes down.

 

[JP's_Stinger]

So after some digging around about lightweight wheels I came across this dyno run from a camaro that went to lightweight wheels, 10 pound reduction, and saw the "power" increase. Now I realize it's not a power increase per say, we're just making the engine transfer power more efficiently. That is a RWD car with only a 10lb reduction. If we were to say reduce our stock tubby boy rims that weigh 34lb to a more svelte 20lb rim with lightweight rotors that save an additional 5lbs on an AWD car, are we talking a potential 20 or 40 hp/tq increase? Again not an actual power increase but an efficiency increase.

Dyno Runs - The effects of wheel/tire weights on wheel horsepower - MBWorld.org Forums

C63 AMG (W204) - Dyno Runs - The effects of wheel/tire weights on wheel horsepower - Test: Davenport Motorsports (www.davenportmotorsports.com) of Canada, wanted to see the dyno effects of running different wheels on cars. They took a factory 2012 Camaro SS and ran 3 dyno runs. They ran the...

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Are lighter wheels really better?

We always hear that lightweight wheels are better, but do they actually make you go faster on track?

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The Importance of Lightweight Wheels Explained - RallyWays

When upgrading to aftermarket wheels it is extremely important to install lightweight wheels if you want to improve your car's performance. Come see why.

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How much will lighter wheels improve a car's acceleration time?

Answer (1 of 9): Not by very much, but you will be able to feel the difference in how it goes into corners. Lighter wheels is a modification that in isolation doesn’t do much, but at the extremes of performance, become more important. Your wheels are sprung weight and because of that, decreases ...

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Pretty hard to get a straight answer, right? In theory, it should definitely help, but in reality, you pretty much won't feel a difference...That's what I getting out of all this,