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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
allocations and production? 350R
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<blockquote data-quote="GT Premi" data-source="post: 15068657" data-attributes="member: 121775"><p>I tried, but I can't resist! It's "patience."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The unfortunate part of that equation is that a portion of those wheels are no doubt allocated for aftermarket sales to the Porsche/Lambo/Audi (VWAG) cars. The leftover units probably aren't enough to support increased production of the R. There's probably some attrition baked into that figure, too, for assembly line damage at Ford, theft somewhere in the supply chain, and customer replacements from accident damage. Factoring all that in, there's probably not much wiggle room for increased R production.</p><p></p><p>Question for you engineering types; a lot of (not just automotive) manufacturing companies have been using carbon reinforced plastics for parts. It's not as light as full carbon fiber, but nearly as strong. It's also much cheaper and faster to manufacture. Would/could a carbon reinforced plastic wheel be a viable alternative? Isn't it the bond between the carbon atoms and the resin that gives carbon fiber it's strength? A piece of raw, unprocessed carbon fiber cloth is extremely flimsy. And speaking of that resin, is it polycarbonate?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT Premi, post: 15068657, member: 121775"] I tried, but I can't resist! It's "patience." The unfortunate part of that equation is that a portion of those wheels are no doubt allocated for aftermarket sales to the Porsche/Lambo/Audi (VWAG) cars. The leftover units probably aren't enough to support increased production of the R. There's probably some attrition baked into that figure, too, for assembly line damage at Ford, theft somewhere in the supply chain, and customer replacements from accident damage. Factoring all that in, there's probably not much wiggle room for increased R production. Question for you engineering types; a lot of (not just automotive) manufacturing companies have been using carbon reinforced plastics for parts. It's not as light as full carbon fiber, but nearly as strong. It's also much cheaper and faster to manufacture. Would/could a carbon reinforced plastic wheel be a viable alternative? Isn't it the bond between the carbon atoms and the resin that gives carbon fiber it's strength? A piece of raw, unprocessed carbon fiber cloth is extremely flimsy. And speaking of that resin, is it polycarbonate? [/QUOTE]
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