My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow

[dannystarr]

Here is my " MICRO " weight stock count. I thought I was done, but I don't think so now that I see the numbers. LOTS of 1.00's. Search goes on.. D

[BULLITT65]

That is some list. Hard to believe you need that many, just to balance your original wheels?

I am thinking I may need to rent a tire balancer to get the weights just right, when I am ready.

The guys at a regular tire shop are not going to want o mess around with moving weights, and me showing up with my own micro weights.

Also, what s the procedure for finding the "red mark" to line up with the rivet? (when mounting the tire)

[X33RS]

That's why I bought my own pneumatic changer and electronic spin balancer.  Most shops won't or can't take the time to do what you're looking for.  I'm stocked on all those weights listed, and yes you sometimes get a wheel that can use various combinations of that list.  If that gets excessive I like to break the bead and rotate the tire on the rim slightly and start over.  Usually I'll end up with a maximum of 1.5-2 ounces when static balancing and sometimes less in dynamic mode.  The cheaper the tire the worse it can be.

[BULLITT65]

Looks like I may be coming to you then Larry...haha
You are stocked with those weights ? you mean the newer style though right? (Not the old style micro with the wings)
Can you explain static balancing vs dynamic?

[dannystarr]

   > Hard to believe you need that many, just to balance your original wheels? <
 
 Of course there is way more than needed. I just wanna make sure that if I need a .75 and a 1.25 on each wheel... I have it. I can as we discussed before, just go back later and put on the MICRO's that match the weight they use when balancing. But I thought it would be good to be ready. I don't even have the tires yet    Then sell the rest to try to get some of my investment back. Maybe keep 1 or 2 of each size. Surely don't need 52 1.00's    Danny

[X33RS]

Looks like I may be coming to you then Larry...haha
You are stocked with those weights ? you mean the newer style though right? (Not the old style micro with the wings)
Can you explain static balancing vs dynamic?

  Yeah I have stock of both, newer style, aluminum wheel style, and a fair assortment of the old micro style with the wings. 
  Static is balancing the wheel with weights on the inside only, dynamic is both sides.  My machine also has options to dynamic balance but keeping both "planes" of weights on the inside of the wheel  (like one plane on the outer lip and one more towards the center of the wheel as one option for instance)

If you run beauty rings it really doesn't matter but most people (like myself) don't like to see wheel weights on the outside of the wheels so I find myself static balancing most wheels.

[dannystarr]

And of course it never fails, there is a weight right in line with the clip that holds the trim ring in place. So I like to have them all on the inside... BUT, what did the factory do?? .. D

[dannystarr]

Decided to check the mileage for fun. Just cruising around with my foot pretty much out of it. SO for fun I want you all to take a guess. And the member who gets the closest gets a prize from me. I will run it for about a week, then pick the winner!!     Danny

 Oh wait.. I guess I should be asking permission first?? Ok, we better wait for Mr. Kurt to chime in.....

[BULLITT65]

I will guess you got around 18 miles a gallon if your foot wasn't in it.

[BSMIT59]

Danny I'm gonna guess it at 16.7 mpg with just alitle bit of foot in it.........................

[69Z28-RS]

14 mpg.... 

[6667ss138]

12.5 mpg

[cook_dw]

15mpg

[janobyte]

15.1 (lol)

Shouldfair ok as long as your not kicking in the secondary's, maybe >17 mpg, but what fun is that???

Interesting stats to me anyway, my buddies twin BBC boat burns 1 gallon per minute at 55 knots, our 2400# race car will burn a couple gallons on a pass. ( idle to staging, burnout, run, idle to pits). Exactly how much slips my mind right this moment ,but in the log.

Have read a post by John Z how surprisingly low the HP requirement is traveling at 55 mpg in a passenger car.

[cook_dw]

15.1 (lol)