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Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro
Posted by 'DavyBoy' on 15 Feb 2009 @ 10:01

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I used mag everything back in the 1980s... rims, engine mounts etc... because of the weight saving too, in particular on rotational mass. To be honest it was probably fashion/hype driven as I don't think it made a blind bit of difference... still it was a great way of kart companies to get you to replace perfectly serviceable parts with alternatives that were con,siderably more expensive. If they work for you, and you're certain you're not suffering from the placebo effect, then by all means go for them.

Oh and another thing, be careful with working with magnesium... I almost set fire to my workshop back then when grinding an engine mount... the filings ignited so fast !

Message Thread:

Mag vs Ali rims ...NJB by 'Chad' (10 Feb 2009 @ 3:53)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...NJB by 'itpro' (10 Feb 2009 @ 9:36)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...NJB by 'NJB' (10 Feb 2009 @ 10:58)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ... by 'John' (10 Feb 2009 @ 12:07)

Re: NJB...i with you on this one by 'Avago' (10 Feb 2009 @ 14:26)

Re: NJB...i with you on this one by 'itpro' (10 Feb 2009 @ 17:06)

Re: NJB...i with you on this one by 'BD' (10 Feb 2009 @ 20:52)

Re: NJB...i with you on this one by 'NJB' (10 Feb 2009 @ 21:58)

Re: NJB... by 'itpro' (10 Feb 2009 @ 23:08)

Re: NJB... by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 9:07)

Also by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 10:28)

Re: Also - NJB by 'John' (11 Feb 2009 @ 11:33)

Free Test Day by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 15:33)

Re: Free Test Day by 'John' (11 Feb 2009 @ 16:01)

Re: Free Test Day by 'itpro' (11 Feb 2009 @ 18:24)

Re: Free Test Day....now over subscribed by 'NJB' (12 Feb 2009 @ 9:52)

John by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 15:48)

Re: Also by 'itpro' (11 Feb 2009 @ 11:37)

Why dont F1 teams use different wheels ? by 'Chad' (11 Feb 2009 @ 13:05)

Re: Why dont F1 teams use different wheels ? by 'itpro' (11 Feb 2009 @ 13:27)

Re: Also by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 15:25)

Re: Also by 'itpro' (11 Feb 2009 @ 18:37)

Re: Also by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 19:06)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...NJB by 'KenE' (10 Feb 2009 @ 10:02)

" Mags will generally reduce grip relative to Alu by 'Chad' (10 Feb 2009 @ 23:05)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...NJB by 'itpro' (10 Feb 2009 @ 23:21)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'NJB' (11 Feb 2009 @ 10:25)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'SimonS' (11 Feb 2009 @ 11:05)

A perfect example of using 'theory', there! by 'itpro' (11 Feb 2009 @ 11:28)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'davidmc' (11 Feb 2009 @ 11:45)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'itpro' (11 Feb 2009 @ 11:24)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'chriskasch' (11 Feb 2009 @ 12:34)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'davidmc' (11 Feb 2009 @ 13:05)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'chriskasch' (11 Feb 2009 @ 13:11)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'KenE' (12 Feb 2009 @ 19:59)

Re: Mag vs Ali rims ...itpro by 'DavyBoy' << You are here!

Davy.... by 'itpro' (15 Feb 2009 @ 12:54)

Re: Davy.... by 'DavyBoy' (15 Feb 2009 @ 14:21)

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