Welds Wheels really improve Et?
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its not body weight..... its rotational weight. The savings is bigger than just losing 50 pounds of body weight.
As far as half a second....... I think you have your numbers mixed up. A general rule of thumb is that for every hundred pounds you lose, you will improve your ET by .1, or one tenth, not a whole second.
As far as half a second....... I think you have your numbers mixed up. A general rule of thumb is that for every hundred pounds you lose, you will improve your ET by .1, or one tenth, not a whole second.
Green&GoldGT
Member
10 pounds of rotational weight is a tenth. But thats a general rule because you're not going to lose that much et with the same weight in a faster car. Lighter wheels will let your car accelerate faster and help with weight transfer on launch, but theres more gain when you have drag suspension.
probably 1-2 tenths .....ET streets compared to drag radials will get you another tenth or 2
twogts4us
15 Year Member
No, not a wive's tale (or internet myth) - I've heard the same as well - not the golden rule per si, but it's a good estimate.
Tim2002GT
Founding Member
There are alot of factors that effect ET's. With the lighter rotational weight, more tire spin could occur. I think 2 to 3 tenths would be a nice gain with the weight loss.
It's hard enough to spin regular tires in an auto npi
haha..youd think...lower your car with sportlines add gears and a bunch of bolt ons and youll think differantly...
Seriously..I cant get any traction now.
I lack the lowering springs, though I wouldn't consider those bolt ons out of hand or anything.
Our cars have similar mods to say the least
I'm also somewhat looking at some welds to run and have found quite a bit locally. I've realized that it's not going to be all that cheap, especially once I purchase the tires for them aswell.
Our cars have similar mods to say the least
I'm also somewhat looking at some welds to run and have found quite a bit locally. I've realized that it's not going to be all that cheap, especially once I purchase the tires for them aswell.
'13_ImpactBlue_GT
Angry Little Elf
yea, im running 3.73s. I ran my car last night and I couldnt hook at all...I guess ive got a lot of factors working against me though.. Car is pretty much slammed in the front, no weight in the rear, street tires, 40 degrees out.
I ran 14.1 @ 102 ....with a 2.25 60
But by the normal rule of thumb where .1 in 60 foot =.2 off et my car could have ran a 13.6 at 102 with a 2.0 60
Not bad for a npi auto with some bolt ons
I pretty much rolled off the line cause I was spinning all night when I got on it.
Kinda wish I went with 4.10s...but then again its my DD
I ran 14.1 @ 102 ....with a 2.25 60
But by the normal rule of thumb where .1 in 60 foot =.2 off et my car could have ran a 13.6 at 102 with a 2.0 60
Not bad for a npi auto with some bolt ons
I pretty much rolled off the line cause I was spinning all night when I got on it.
Kinda wish I went with 4.10s...but then again its my DD
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