I did some calculations based on 760 crank hp and mid 10 1/4 mile times and it kept coming out to around 4300 lbs
400-pound weight-gain over the last gen. Let's hope not! 4300 is Hellephant zone...
I did some calculations based on 760 crank hp and mid 10 1/4 mile times and it kept coming out to around 4300 lbs
Yes, Both Ford and Chevy announced that they decided to add manual option to their respective cars that were designed to only use the tremec DCT.
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Please!Yes, Both Ford and Chevy announced that they decided to add manual option to their respective cars that were designed to only use the tremec DCT.
i dropped a total of 38lbs, from wheels and tires, and gained 2-3mph in the 1/4 mile. thats 1 straight blast only, imagine across a 2 .5 mile course, and add in the steering response (huge/immediately noticeable) benefit.. wheel/tire/brake weights are an overlooked secret weapon in winning races.
Totally, carbon wheels dont really belong on cars at this price point IMO. Funny enough I dont think any actual race car uses them either. Including F1
Funny thing, by going to the track you can actually weigh the car on certified scales. Or you can find a truck weigh station. With all that time and energy, it would be coo, to actually know what you’ve achieved.Yep. I dropped between 58 and 62 lbs (depending on source) of rolling mass when I swapped out the stock wheels on my GT500. The car instantly felt 400 lbs lighter! Subtract another 60 - 65 lbs of other rotating mass that I've removed, and my GT500 scoots and drives like it's 3300 lbs or less. (With all the other weight reduction, I estimate it to actually weigh somewhere between very high 3500 to very low 3600 range.)
That's because they'd be far more susceptible to damage than on a street car and cars doing HPDE days. But yeah, a nice set of lightweight forged aluminum or magnesium wheels would be nice, and I bet Ford will go that route in the future. The money spent developing CF wheels could've been much better spent on more advanced suspension/chassis components.