Now that we're back home it's time to start playing around with her some more. Weight savings on these MK2 RS' is pretty tough, ours came with the lightweight battery, PCCB's, the Titanium center exhaust and tips. Installing our exhaust and tips gave us better sound and about 7 pounds off the rear (not willing to do the track exhaust just yet!). The stock wheels are extremely hard to knock weight off compared to the heavier MK1 stock wheels but we're going to give it a shot (and look good doing it) with some new shoes courtesy of the folks at HRE (thanks for the color match and turnaround as always!).

First off here's our stock rear wheel coming in at 30.2 pounds:


Now our 19 inch rear replacement P43S Monoblok Center Lock rear tipping the scales at 25.78 pounds (4.42 pounds per side):


Back-side has holes machined out for weight savings and so do the spokes on these orange-slice version of their wheels:


Back to the stock one at 23.96 pounds:


The front HRE replacement comes in at 22.22 pounds (1.7 pounds per side lighter)


And now mounted on (with a slightly more aggressive offset):


What we have here is a set of HRE's forged wheels that give our car a neat but subtle change vs the stock wheels and saves a few pounds (12.24 pounds total) in the process:

 

looks great bud, but why are you making me jelous again?

 

looks good ! keep those mods coming

 

Haha....

Will do! Got some suspension stuff to post today

 

the down side is they are all orange.

 

thats the colours they need to keep it a gulf themed rs. Wont changing the colour of the wheels blow the whole gulf theme?

 

. The car. The colors. The wheels. Perfect. Giving you fair notice that when I eventually get my hands on ones of these cars, I'm sending it off to the body shop for a full respray in this scheme.

Definitely was a good find/buy you guys.

 

How I wish I could write off a GT3 as a business expense... Perhaps I will do that next time!

 

I'll say, jeez, it's like a one of 4~ How many were there painted in this sceme again sharky?

 

Thanks guys!

Roger that there's two in the US, one in the Gulf (go figure!) and one in the EU...

 

Looking good!

 

too good if you ask me

 

Thank you! Tried to go with subtle wheels this time
Haha! Sorry the RS wheels (stock ones won't work!).