What are you running on higher powered cars for road use

 

I was running 235 40 17 good year eagle f1 on the rear of my 385hp 2wd cossy, grip was amazing did a number of 12.4 runs down at pod and never slipped or span, tried a few other tyres in the past but never as good as these, the car was on standard rear beam with coilovers.

 

Same as above I've run them plenty and they have been great.

 

Bridgestone potenza's 225 45 17" on a 450bhp rwd cossie

 

Michelin Pilot Sport for any power and any weather, best all round tyre I've found for road and track. Plus, they look cool! I run on 225/40/18

 

Cant agree with that they are of little use at mega Power. Only tyres that give me grip are Dunlop DOJ series & 888. I used Pilot Sport & F1 at 500bhp though.

 

A048r's for me much much better than 888's

 

GoodYear F1 2 x 215/40/17 & 2 x 235/40/17 - Ł582.26

Pilot 2 x 215/40/17 & 2 x 235/40/17 - Ł736.60

 

I would take the goodyear`s...has ive had better performance out of the pair on the cars ive owned.

 

Perhaps not every, but they worked and lasted well on Stian Hafsengen's 700+bhp Escort during every drifting session, so I have no issues with them all year round

 

Without going over to a track based tyre my personal opinion is that Michelin Pilots are the best tyres about, but they certainly aint cheap.

 

Dont go for semi slicks if you drive mainly on the road...they are crap.brilliant on track.i have 245 45 17 ao48.any sign of rain and you will find the nearest ditch.the best i had where goodyear eagle f1's.bloody good all rounder.

 

100000% agreed, i gained 3 seconds 0 - 100 just swapping to r888s.

 

i was on D40`s on std 2wd wheels at 516bhp then 225 45 16 Proxes T1R, best mod i never did!!!!!!!!!!

 

I've got Eagle F1's on mine, 215/40 17, not good when they're cold, but once they're warm, they're really good, pretty much full grip from 2nd gear onwards,

 

516bhp on std wheels - that means you were on std-ish brakes too

 

No shit Sherlock D40's are the worse tyre ever..! No wonder you had an improvement...

I had T1r's on my old FRS and they wasn't to bad.

 

i cant get grip with goodyear f1s

 

As above, had them for a bit on my original Focus with a FRS conversion. In 205/40/17 I found them to be quite shit, but on an 18" wheel they weren't too bad.

But for an overall road and track tyre, if its not an R888 then the Michelin Pilot is the best tyre. You pay for what you get, and I'd rather spend on something that won't drift me into a motorway barrier

 

toyo t1rs for me

 

On FWD cars I've always used pilots or t1r's...

On 3dr and a 4x4 always eagle F1's... They have been a wicked in dry or wet.

 

r888s all day long hold traction in 2nd and 3rd in the dry normal road tyres are shit

 

erm, yes!

PF feature car back in dec 2003 iirc heres the main feature pic.

everything about the outside was 100% STD, even backbox!
but with this lurking under the bonnet PMSL!!!

 

Sean that must have had you shitting it a few times, i know my brakes were no good at 440

Not sure i fancy going R888 for a road car so swaying more toward the F1's

 

I wouldn't use 888's on a road car... Wont last long.

 

Is that a coolant pipe that's cable tied to the turbo oil feed pipe? Did it never melt being there?

 

Its far from ideal, but it wouldn't melt IMO. Unless you mean from heat from the turbo housing? Looking at where the oil feed is I bet there was more clearance than it looks like.

 

I had cheap toyos on my rs500 and never had a problem

they smoke well on track , lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbYU...eature=related

 

How about something inbetween the 888 type tyres and a road tyres???? I'm using Yokohamas AD08 which is like an intermediate tyre plus you get a full tread depth of 7-8mm compared to 5mm on the 888.


Steve

 

Steve they'd have to be good for that

Yokohama AD08 215/40/17 & 2 x 235/40/17 - Ł771.52

 

888 245/45/16 on my 400bhp 2wd cosie. Road use. 2nd gear slipping sometimes but 3rd is hold.

 

Where was that price from???? I paid Ł610 for 4 225/40/18's

 

Ł612 from Camskill....

 

Blackcircle I think they call it - price was quoted fitted

 

Ah.... I always fit my own...

 

Find a mate that works at a garage and get them fitted for nowt or a back hander. I wouldn't trust anyone but a mate to fit tyres onto my wheels, don't want them getting scuffed.

And you really need to find tyres from alterior locations, you're ripping yourself off bud

 

im wearing yokohama ad08 tyres for my 400hp focus rs
its best semi slick for road use

 

To be honest i never abused it that hard, couple of trackdays but that was just for sliding it about yellowstuff pads and silly disks lol did the job.

that pipe was only there for 2 days untill the aeroquip stuff arrived

there was a few on boost 90+mph full on loss of traction that were interesting

Paul, you gotta love Croft!!!
miss being so far away from it now, Brands is my local track, nowhere near as good IMO

 

i put two new toyo proxies on my 390bhp saph about 2 month ago they were good at the start but its since ate them for fun, dunno what to put on it next???

 

I'm kinda stuck for anything good like 888's on a 215/35/18,currently on falken 452's and found them great so far.