I agree, That's 24lbs or rotating mass shed per wheel.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Stanton <[email protected]>
>Sent: Apr 24, 2007 11:19 AM
>To: Josh <[email protected]>, [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Adding Lightness
>
>Josh,
>
>Wow, that's a hell of a lot for those areas. Details please!
>What do you estimate your $/lb is?
>
>Mark
>
>
>--- Josh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm part of the lighter is better group.. my old mk2 16v was under 2k
>> without the rollbar, strut ties and swaybars
>>
>> Hell, on my Mk4 R32 I've dropped over 200 pounds.. 108 of that is
>> unsprung.. and *96* is rotating!!
>>
>>
>> -Josh
>>
>>
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]>
>> > To: [email protected]
>> > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Adding Lightness
>> > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:35:01 -0700 (PDT)
>> >
>> >
>> > Read the book "Colin Chapman - The Man and His Machines". Perhaps
>> the best
>> > section of the book was when Chubby was building frames - his
>> philosophy was
>> > to construct the frames and then start removing tubes. When the
>> frame
>> > collapsed, he put that tube back in and the frame was "complete".
>> >
>> > The most amusing thing today is the trend towards Carbon Fibre
>> trim. It's
>> > funny to see some kid throw on a set of CF pedal covers "because
>> they're
>> > light, yo". Yeah - light and slicker than snot...
>> >
>> > Matthew
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----
>> > From: Les Noriel <[email protected]>
>> > To: Galen Bergthold <[email protected]>; [email protected]
>> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:12:57 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] brake pads for street, that can stand up
>> to
>> > occasional track use
>> >
>> > The legendary Colin Chapman applied that principle to every lotus
>> he ever
>> > made. Peter Gregg drove his Porsche 916 to victory cutting holes
>> into
>> > everything that wasn't necessary just to remove the weight.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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