Oh my...

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj) 07/10/2018 at 20:35 • Filed to: None

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I know nothing about this, why the wheels have a built in turbine but dayum.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/10/2018 at 20:42

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to help keep the stoppy bois cool

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/10/2018 at 20:43

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They help force air through the brakes to cool them.

Discerning > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/10/2018 at 20:44

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That's taking turbofan wheels to an awkward extreme.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/10/2018 at 20:47

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Follow- up, do these suck air into the wheel or out from the wheel well?

random001 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/10/2018 at 20:48

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stancbro....

OPPOsaurus WRX > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/10/2018 at 20:50

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Dayu m... that tire fitment. Where does the suspension travel?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 07/10/2018 at 20:58

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Out. They were all the rage in the 80's , every race car had them. Advances in brake cooling and airflow management made them obsolete.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 07/10/2018 at 20:59

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Not 100% sure but this Petrolicious article makes it sound like they suck air out.

https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-is-how-turbofan-wheels-evolved-from-racing-to-the-street

Stef Schrader > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/10/2018 at 21:02

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Cooling!

I watch way too many of these vids, but Kenny from the Block actually has a nice explainer of his in this one.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/10/2018 at 21:13

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Im thinking the shock is just a solid welded rod and the spring is for cosmetics. Style  comfort?

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Discerning 07/10/2018 at 21:31

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Looks like they’re still at it: http://www.messer-felgen.de/portfolio-item/messer-me03-3/

Sort of. And at $1800 a pop... Damn. 

vicali > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/10/2018 at 21:35

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935 don’t need no suspension travel.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/10/2018 at 21:51

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If an actual racecar (or imitation), it may only have an inch of vertical suspension travel. If that. It’s part of why they pop so far into the air when they hit curbs, cause they’re well into the bump stops. It helps to prevent excessive body roll, which is good for weight transfer purposes, and also reduces weight by removing largely unnecessary suspension, and improves aerodynamics by allowing youbtonckose uongaos between tires and bodywork, as done so neatly here .

Discerning > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/11/2018 at 10:30

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I don’t recall where I read it, but if I remember correctly, these were debunked and subsequently discarded by most every race team. The cooling effects were minimal, if not non-existent, in most cases.

CaptDale - is secretly British > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/11/2018 at 12:58

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935?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Discerning 07/11/2018 at 17:32

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They weren't debunked, just replaced by better ways of cooling the brakes.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/11/2018 at 19:27

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Maybe? Can't find the exact one but I kinda dig the apple livery. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/11/2018 at 19:50

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Well if it was a 935 K3 (last  I saw $3-5 million)

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/11/2018 at 20:47

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