First we all know.

Enkei are 3pounds lighter then previous rims so what the weight of the evo 7 rims?

Evo 8 is .01cd lower than Evo 7 so what is the drag coefficeint of evo 7 so we know the 8's?

Why can't they just tell us the weight or cd so they could save us the time

 

There was a thread that was about the wheel weight of the evo 7 and 8. Evo 7 wheels were calculated to be about 17.7lbs i think and the Evo 8 wheels were about 15.6lbs. I don't remember the exact numbers. But if you a search you'll find the exact numbers and the calculations that led to these numbers.

 

I've found the thread but 15.6lbs to too hard to believe for non-forged 8" wide 17"wheels . Yeah, the outer wheel rim is casted alluminum and inner spokes are spun alluminum but that doesnt' beat forged not mentioning magnesimum.

 

aren't magnesium rims pretty pricy??? like 1000 per rim???

 

Yeah pricy. It's possible for the enkei's to have 15-16lbs but i'm just concerned about the strength when were talking about non-forged or mag rims. I've went through carp light rims before and it does get to a point which it cannot be balanced.

 

does anybody know the drag coefficient yet? i've been wondering what it was. i was also wondering what was the factor that keeps the evo top speed from exceeding 155mph (redline or drag?). i dont plan to take an evo that far...i'd just like to know

 

with them tight tranny ratios, i can't imagine it is drag that is the limiting factor...but then again, it isn't exactly a flying wing of a car or anything.

-K

 

I couldn't find the drag coefficient (of the VII or VIII) from the old VII PDFs (which you guys have no doubt seen):

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/PDF-E/evo7.pdf
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/PDF-E/evo7_gta.pdf

but I did find this, which I hadn't seen before:
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/PDF-E/evo8.pdf

It's obviously the JDM version but still cool. Sorry if it's old news...

 

I believe it's in the encyclopedia om the home page

 

this is limited by the ecu