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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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Most pimp wheels since sliced bread?

I think so With a hardcore idea and some customization, I now have the ONLY set of CF'd Mesh style wheels I have EVER known to exist........ (if you know otherwise, please enlighten me)

Wheels started as Kyowa KR628 18x9's (all around) with a 3" lip. These are for my Tib BTW....




Started as these.....










And the unveiling








 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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Is that a cf overlay on the face only? Or are the sides painted? If they're painted, why?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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Very Unique! Props given.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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That's great idea, I should do that to my lip,
which is all messed up by snow & salt!

Spokes are too hard to do.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by dofu
Is that a cf overlay on the face only? Or are the sides painted? If they're painted, why?

They were painted to blend everything in.....it was too difficult to break the weave easily on such a small area without distorting some of it.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ma_sha1
That's great idea, I should do that to my lip,
which is all messed up by snow & salt!

Spokes are too hard to do.



Yeah....most people laughed at me when I asked if they could do a set of mesh wheels for me.....Finally found someone confident enough though


And another fortunate thing....I will be in Hawaii for the next 3 years or so....no worries of salt or snow there
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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Just an FYI....If any of you guys are looking for a great place to get some CF work done.....email Craig here....tell him Pete sent ya, and he'll hook ya up with a great deal on whatever you get done!
 

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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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damn very unique indeed. i wonder how it would look on the car... put them on and post pics!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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I will once the CAR is actually done, lol.....sometime next month it will be.....in all of it's dual supercharged glory
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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I will once the CAR is actually done, lol.....sometime next month it will be.....in all of it's dual supercharged glory
omg... pimpin!!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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yep.....Hopefully it will all be done in time for Nopi.....some unforseen circumstances have slowed things down
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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damn cant wait to see these on the car
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ready2Play
I will once the CAR is actually done, lol.....sometime next month it will be.....in all of it's dual supercharged glory
Tell us more about the dual S/C, I assume you are putting them in parallell
for 07 dual intake?

I hope it's not like batteries, when you put dual batteries side by side in parallall,
1.5V+1.5V=1.5V. Same thing with air, two tubes in parallel, 7psi+7PSi is still 7 PSI & if one line is stronger, it'll some where in between, i.e. 7Psi+8PSI in parallal, the output will be between 7 & 8 PSI.

How does your dual S/C work?
 

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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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Nope.......I am running a Vortech blower into a Roots blower.....two completely different setups supporting each other. I'll get benifits at both high and low RPM's this way....The biggest loss I am going to get is from the crank having to turn both, but I think that will be ok

And this isn't the G.....the G is gone (until I get another one). This is for my Tiburon.......
 

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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Interesting...
 
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