Comments by "Golden Croc" (@GoldenCroc) on "Is our 0.6-litre Suzuki Cappuccino faster than a Mk1 MX-5? | TRACK BATTLE Ft. Abbie Eaton" video.

  1. ​​​​​​ @MsArchitectschannel Steelies are often lighter than alloys, and thats not a joke. Especially the cheapo alloys ones are often quite a bit heavier than steelies actually, so beware if its weight you are looking to cut, it might just be a step backwards when put on a scale! The alloys generally significantly lighter than steelies/cheapo alloys are specialised performance ones, but they tend to be expensive. Certainly not 300 quid for a set of new ones. I guess some second hand ones that are a bit beat up and have done some races maybe could be found for 300. As, as I said above, steelies arent really heavier than normal alloys, even with "race" forged alloys or magnesium, you wont save 30kg on rims for this kind of car. Any rims you can fit are just too small to be very heavy, its borderline if the original rims even are 30kg in weight in total to begin with, of course making it impossible to save 30kg. You have to get larger, heavier dimensions like 18s, 19s at the very least (more likely 20s or above if originals are ok-ish) to be able to save 30kg in all. Cheers mate.
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  2. ​ @nunyabusiness896 He probably meant a lighter battery of similar capacity, i.e one using some kind of lithium chemistry. LFP would do nicely.
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  3.  @nunyabusiness896  I am inclined to agree, it might not be worth it. Just made the comment if there was some confusion about size/weight percentage difference that can be had, not everyone knows of Lithium chemistry starter batterys yet. Cheers.
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