Subject	also wheels w/ more of the mass toward the center will
Posted by	Plan Z on May 04, 2004 at 2:16 PM
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In Reply To	Best way to get more acceleration is to have the smallest posted by Scotts94z32 on May 04, 2004 at 02:09 PM
Message	result in faster acceleration, not so much the overall wieight or diameter. Wheels, since they are rotating, have polar moment of inertia just the same as the entire car does when it's moving and changing directions. The reason mid-engine cars corner so well is because most of their mass is in the center of the car, giving it a low polar moment of inertia and thus faster cornering. Wheels with more of the mass in the center hub will affect acceleration just as much as the overall weight of the wheel will. and yes unsprung weight makes a huge difference in acceleration also. smaller wheels will need to turn faster to go the same distance, resulting in faster acceleration, but your speedometer will be off. ----------- Adventure...Excitement...a Jedi craves not these things...
Follow Ups	How much do the 300zx seats and rims weigh - 300zxracing91 09:56:18 05/04/04 Seats = Heavy, Wheels (not rims) = Light (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:13:24 05/04/04 LOL - fourZero 10:17:52 05/04/04 Well, I guess in retrospect it sounds cruel, but I was tryin - BigTDogg (MA) 10:21:38 05/04/04 LOL, good advise tony (n/m) - Nismootc 10:28:52 05/04/04 ... - vorpalZ 11:39:53 05/04/04 DAT's what I be speakin bout YO! - BigTDogg (MA) 11:52:09 05/04/04 I weighed the seats in my last Z - code3smith 10:20:06 05/04/04 16lbs front wheel, 19lbs rear wheel (TT) (n/m) - KaZ (VaBch) 10:40:35 05/04/04 Gonna sit on rims instead of the stock seats? OUCH. - Milo (San Antonio, TX.) 10:24:22 05/04/04 On a side note about the seats... - Nismootc 10:30:28 05/04/04 LOL (n/m) - rave 10:47:38 05/04/04 The seats and rims quite a bit - SL103 11:08:13 05/04/04 why did you bother...??? Of course it depends on brand, - Scotts94z32 14:06:31 05/04/04 45 pass 65 drivers (n/m) - spyhunter(nj) 12:18:03 05/04/04 Best way to get more acceleration is to have the smallest - Scotts94z32 14:09:10 05/04/04 also wheels w/ more of the mass toward the center will - Plan Z 14:16:08 05/04/04 true, but the Z COMES with 16" wheels, and most go larger - Scotts94z32 14:30:49 05/04/04 Your car is F'ing gorgeous. =) (n/m) - Plan Z 14:37:08 05/04/04 thanks - there are lots of pix of it floating around from - Scotts94z32 15:46:08 05/04/04 I KNOW that sig quote wasn't in reference to me :D - BigTDogg (MA) 15:35:40 05/04/04 which sig quote? Nixit's? I weighed my Z many-a-time at the - Scotts94z32 15:45:40 05/04/04
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