Time attack beetle

[Humble]

Still haven't worked out the weirdness with the wastegate spring but I have a manual boost controller on the way to see if it helps any.

I also lucked out and happened to find a stellar deal but had to postpone paying off the credit card in return. Came across a set of good condition Fikse FM5 classics with hoosier r6 rubber for $900! The wheels are in great shape but the rubber is probably done for. It's a set of 17x9.5 et23 front and 17x10.5 et15 rear, and a quick test fit determined they are a perfect fit! These wheels and tires are also much, much lighter than the 18's with A048s.

[Wally]

Cool! they even look good
Very curieus: what do the weigh with tires?
Pls also weigh them when you remove/renew the tires.

[Humble]

So I got weights today and with a little guess work we can find the weight of the rims. This is per wheel...

Current setup: BSA 215A
BSA 18x8 & Yokohama A048 235/40-18 = 45lbs
Tire = 25lbs. / Rim = 20lbs

BSA 18x10 & Yokohama A048 285/30-18 = 51lbs.
Tire = 27lbs. / Rim = 24lbs.

New setup: Fikse FM/5
Fikse 17x9.5 & Hoosier R6 245/40-17 = 39lbs.
Tire = 22lbs. / Rim = 17lbs.

Fikse 17.10.5 & Hoosier R6 275/40-17 = 42lbs.
Tire = 23lbs. / Rim = 19lbs.