Carbon Revolution (488Pista CF wheel mfg) wheel test vs AL wheel

Hey guys,

Do you own a GT350R or 488 Pista with Carbon Revolution's Carbon Fiber wheels?

Do you own any car that you're looking to buy new wheels for?

After a year in the making, setting up this test, conducting the best back-to-back test of Carbon Fiber wheels vs. Aluminum to date, and writing the article, this review and comparison test is now ready.

You'll learn how important STIFFNESS plays in ALL wheels, and the effects of reduced unsprung weight, rotational inertia, NVH, strength (which is different from stiffness) has on ALL wheels. You'll also learn that carbon fiber wheels are a game-changer, forged & cast wheels have the same stiffness, and lighter is not always better when choosing a set of wheels.

https://motoiq.com/tested-carbon-revolution-carbon-fiber-wheels/

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Nice read... Feels like marketing,

Would need more critical testing,

 

What more could you ask for than the structured back-to-back test that was conducted?

 

Myself? I'd prefer to scroll through one REALLY long page, rather than click through 10 pages.

Also? I'd like to see head to head NDT and destructive testing of both wheels.

But? Yeah, I thought it was very interesting.

 

At least there's a table of contents.

Unfortunately finding the yield point is a very expensive and destructive test. Heck, simply measuring the stiffness of a wheel can also turn into a destructive test due to the unknown strength of a wheel.

 

Some riding of the outside curbing,
An off track excursion at speed,
A video to show the car was driven along the same lines in each corner entry, apex and exit.
...

 

I couldn't mention this at the time of writing the article but now it's public:

Production increasing 15X:

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1118780_carbon-revolution-expands-operations-to-supply-150000-carbon-fiber-wheels-annually

 

Don't have time to read? -Listen in where I join The Exotic Car Hour podcast to discuss the technical aspects from the MotoIQ article on the importance stiffness plays on ALL wheels, clarify some misconceptions of carbon fiber, and talk about my involvement helping to develop some of Ford's greatest cars like the Ford GT and the GT350/R Mustang:

https://anchor.fm/The_exotic_car_hour