17" or 18"
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ORIGINAL: mugenpower
Nail, I think you mean to say the car will be slower with larger wheels? The further away from center line the wheels outer rim is, the more centrifugal force there is eating up a little power from the engine. Larger wheels store more energy just like larger flywheels. Although the larger wheel might be lighter, the extra dimensions of the wheel steal power that should make it to the road.....top speed will be the same, it will just take longer to get there.[:'(]
ORIGINAL: Nail I3unny
actually i just saw a new EX up close today and it really isnt that much bigger than my 99 (exact same as an 00). your car willl be quicker because you get more distance from one rotation, but it will put extra strain on the tranny because its rotating more weight.
actually i just saw a new EX up close today and it really isnt that much bigger than my 99 (exact same as an 00). your car willl be quicker because you get more distance from one rotation, but it will put extra strain on the tranny because its rotating more weight.
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ORIGINAL: Nail I3unny
no i mean technically speaking it will be quicker, because in one rotation of the wheel you get more distance. but your transmission will fail quicker than with a lighter, smaller wheel.
ORIGINAL: mugenpower
Nail, I think you mean to say the car will be slower with larger wheels? The further away from center line the wheels outer rim is, the more centrifugal force there is eating up a little power from the engine. Larger wheels store more energy just like larger flywheels. Although the larger wheel might be lighter, the extra dimensions of the wheel steal power that should make it to the road.....top speed will be the same, it will just take longer to get there.[:'(]
ORIGINAL: Nail I3unny
actually i just saw a new EX up close today and it really isnt that much bigger than my 99 (exact same as an 00). your car willl be quicker because you get more distance from one rotation, but it will put extra strain on the tranny because its rotating more weight.
actually i just saw a new EX up close today and it really isnt that much bigger than my 99 (exact same as an 00). your car willl be quicker because you get more distance from one rotation, but it will put extra strain on the tranny because its rotating more weight.
If I want a street wheel for showing off I'd probably get a set of Buddy Club P-1's in white.
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For at the track.....I'll run an 89 5.0 bone stock....come on man, your talkin about 2 different things. I "drive" my car. My last civic was a 94 ex coupe 205/40/17. I put 143K on this thing without a penny on maintinace. Not even brakes. All this talk of killing a tranny.....sure if your puttin your foot thru the floor. If ya build a race car your choices are (of course) limited. Light weight and strength. Of course an 18x8 is not the correct choice for a racer boy, but for a guy like me, and others, pure style, looks, form and function make the choice for us. My 06 will last me forever, if I keep it that long.
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