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posted October 18, 2011 12:49 PM
New Exotic Supercar features BST Wheels
Ok Guys,
Everybody keeps talking about how expensive bikes are getting – let’s bust out the BIG checkbook!
Gentry Akylone Supercar features BST Wheels
Only 15 made… a workingman can dream can’t he?!
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Wheelie
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posted October 18, 2011 12:59 PM
 Edited By: Wheelie on 18 Oct 2011 21:00
does it have a Brocks CT on it? cool car.
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Bigbore4
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posted October 18, 2011 02:25 PM
That's pretty awesome.
Just one question though, Where can I buy one? 
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posted October 18, 2011 02:46 PM
speed limits 70mph ..
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Wheelie
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posted October 18, 2011 02:53 PM
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speed limits 70mph ..
that's in the slow lane.
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frEEk
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posted October 18, 2011 07:13 PM
Hot damn. Got any good pics of the wheels? All CF? Weight?
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Brock
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posted October 19, 2011 09:39 AM
Not yet. I'll post once available. On my trip to BST in 2008, I saw a previous study by the university of Johannesburg on the feasibly of carbon wheels for formula 1 car use. It was 2 pages thick! I suspected cornering fatigue would have been a primary concern, but the main problem was actually heat generated by the rotors during braking. Enhancements in resin technology, just in the last couple of years are yielding amazing results in this area.
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frEEk
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posted October 19, 2011 11:56 PM
Amazing how long these things take to get to production reality. I think it was '99 when the Formula SAE team in my college was working on making their own CF wheels. Only reason it was nixed is cause they woulda eaten up the entire budget (you had to be able to make the car for a certain amount assuming a 1000 unit run).
Has anyone tried filling the tires (and any voids in the spokes, etc) with helium for further weight savings? Thought, I find myself wondering if that would actually help any, given that weight isn't the issue, mass is...
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masszx14
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posted October 20, 2011 01:06 PM
Nice car! And I've been a fan of BST for awhile too and have them on my 14.
However, carbon fiber wheels for cars (and cf/ magnesium combinations) have been around for quite some time. I've personally driven a friend's GTR with HRE wheels.
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RICH CRAFT 1
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posted October 20, 2011 01:11 PM
that thing is almost as fast as A ZX 14 LOL
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frEEk
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posted October 21, 2011 10:45 AM
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However, carbon fiber wheels for cars (and cf/ magnesium combinations) have been around for quite some time. I've personally driven a friend's GTR with HRE wheels.
Not that I've seen. Only others I've come across are the special dymags for the GTR, and those were 10G (not sure if a piece or for a set) and only had CF rim, with magnesium hub & spokes. The pics kinda look like these are full CF, which i for one have not seen before.
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masszx14
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posted October 21, 2011 08:27 PM
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However, carbon fiber wheels for cars (and cf/ magnesium combinations) have been around for quite some time. I've personally driven a friend's GTR with HRE wheels.
Not that I've seen. Only others I've come across are the special dymags for the GTR, and those were 10G (not sure if a piece or for a set) and only had CF rim, with magnesium hub & spokes. The pics kinda look like these are full CF, which i for one have not seen before.
I believe both HRE and WEDS have full cf wheels but not for "quite some time" as I stated before, just within the last few years.
A google search for "full carbon fiber wheel" showed contradicting facts to which brand manufactured the first one.
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