[QUOTE=GZ3;914466][QUOTE=Cell;914451]I always thought less weight on the rims means better torque and not HP. Smaller diameter rims always means more HP
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Originally Posted by Cell
hmm, i thought HP was affected as well. I remember a while back a buddy of mine dyno'd his LS1 with chrome corvette rims (heavy) then he took them off and put stockers back on and made a gain of about 15ish...significant
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Were the two rims the same size? I know in the RSX community when people went from 16" rims to 17", they lost HP. No idea what lighter wheels do for HP wise. I just know losing some weight will always give better performance.