09/19 Summit Point

evolicious · Post by **evolicious** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:38 am

drakedeming wrote:^ my stock EVO tires were garbage

Did you have the Advans? If so, far from garbage, in the way that they grip. Other than that, they're loud on the street, wear unevenly, terrible ride, etc. But great track tires non the less- except for the price. I will definitely buy the Dunlops again, no questions asked. They may not be the best tire out there, but for the price, you can't beat 'em.

Imprezive_04 · Post by **Imprezive_04** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:47 am

+1 for the star specs. Great tire at a great price.

awptickes · Post by **awptickes** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:46 pm

Imprezive_04 wrote:+1 for the star specs. Great tire at a great price.

Agreed. They make the fit handle like a kart with hot tires.

eage8 · Post by **eage8** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:51 pm

awptickes wrote:
Imprezive_04 wrote:+1 for the star specs. Great tire at a great price.
Agreed. They make the fit handle like a kart with hot tires.

yeah... I was planning on getting some star specs next spring until I saw that they don't make them in 275/**/17

so I'm going with the kumho XSs... the seemingly only decent tire that's made in wide 17" sizes...

awptickes · Post by **awptickes** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:06 pm

eage8 wrote:
awptickes wrote:
Imprezive_04 wrote:+1 for the star specs. Great tire at a great price.
Agreed. They make the fit handle like a kart with hot tires.
yeah... I was planning on getting some star specs next spring until I saw that they don't make them in 275/**/17

so I'm going with the kumho XSs... the seemingly only decent tire that's made in wide 17" sizes...

I dunno, the XS's were ranked lower than the star specs. I would say that I like the 195/55r15 star specs better than I liked the 205/50 azenis.

eage8 · Post by **eage8** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:12 am

awptickes wrote:
eage8 wrote:
awptickes wrote:Agreed. They make the fit handle like a kart with hot tires.
yeah... I was planning on getting some star specs next spring until I saw that they don't make them in 275/**/17

so I'm going with the kumho XSs... the seemingly only decent tire that's made in wide 17" sizes...
I dunno, the XS's were ranked lower than the star specs. I would say that I like the 195/55r15 star specs better than I liked the 205/50 azenis.

yeah, tirerack didn't like them much in their tests but in the grassroots motorsports test they actually placed first which was solely an auto-x test not an all around test like the tirerack test. also take into account though that they were testing it on a civic running 205/50/15s which they don't make in star specs, so the star specs were the wrong size...

I've driven on them in a miata and they seemed a lot better than my azenis, so I'm looking forward to them. But who knows, maybe they might come out with something better or some 275 star specs by spring... if my tires last that long...

NAautoxer · Post by **NAautoxer** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:49 pm

just looked at the pictures, and you are worried about that wheel lift? that's like an inch.. if you want to see wheel lift, check out some of the more prepared 84-87 civic/crx chassis. because they have a beam axle, somewhat like the fit, they lift a LOT more than that. rear wheel lift isn't that big of a deal with an FWD car unless you notice the loss of traction. it's natural for a fwd car to do so, just like it's natural for some stiffly sprung rwd chassis to lift the front wheel, E36 and 944's come to mind.

oh yeah, my wife will be running next time and i'm BEGGING her to bring out her fit, instead of our miata.. i don't thinks she's going to though.. i will be in my black 91 Si again, and if there are any FAST fwd guys, AJ and guy with RSX, that want to take it for a spin so i can see what it's capable of..

saint_foo · Post by **saint_foo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:43 am

I bought the Kumho XS for my Miata since they had a 225/45/15 size, whereas the others don't for a street tire. Incredible grip. They seem to do well with heat, too. Remember, some tires in the middle of autox season don't fare well with heat, like the Azenis.

For a street Miata tire, I think they definitely deserve a shot.

ButtDyno · Post by **ButtDyno** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:13 am

saint_foo wrote:I bought the Kumho XS for my Miata since they had a 225/45/15 size, whereas the others don't for a street tire.

They do?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp ... l=Ecsta+XS

The R1R's and RS3's do, but never heard of a Kumho in that size. If they existed they would be very popular...

eage8 · Post by **eage8** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:30 am

ButtDyno wrote:
saint_foo wrote:I bought the Kumho XS for my Miata since they had a 225/45/15 size, whereas the others don't for a street tire.
They do?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp ... l=Ecsta+XS

The R1R's and RS3's do, but never heard of a Kumho in that size. If they existed they would be very popular...

yeah, not according to Kumho:

http://www.kumhousa.com/Tire_SizeChart. ... ea0466bd5c

hopefully you didn't buy 225/45/17s

saint_foo · Post by **saint_foo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:36 am

DOH!!! I've been without my car for awhile and thought it was the Kumho's!! It must be the R1R's, since that was my 2nd choice.

I can't go out to the garage to verify, but I think that's what I got. I knew I ordered a non-r-comp tire. Derrr.

eage8 · Post by **eage8** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:05 pm

saint_foo wrote:For a street Miata tire, I think they definitely deserve a shot.

Denise is running the Kumhos on her miata, she likes them a lot.

saint_foo · Post by **saint_foo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:35 pm

Mike! PM me your phone#. I need Megasquirt assistance. I'll probably get Braineack to help, but the more folks that know it, the better for me. I had lots of support w/ the UTEC for my Subaru.

thx,

Ed

Imprezive_04 · Post by **Imprezive_04** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:46 pm

I have the 205 kumhos on my miata and really like them. After reading the grassroots article and seeing the price I figured they were the way to go.

BCAM · Post by **BCAM** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:00 pm

Next mod for the Fit:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... r-Kit.aspx

saint_foo · Post by **saint_foo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:23 pm

BCAM wrote:Next mod for the Fit:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... r-Kit.aspx

....or you could buy a Miata....

Doo eet so we can see what it looks like! A SC Fit should be pretty neat.

ferris · Post by **ferris** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:36 pm

saint_foo wrote:
BCAM wrote:Next mod for the Fit:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... r-Kit.aspx

....or you could buy a Miata....

Doo eet so we can see what it looks like! A SC Fit should be pretty neat.

If buy miatas the way I did ... you could get two

eage8 · Post by **eage8** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:42 pm

ferris wrote:
saint_foo wrote:
BCAM wrote:Next mod for the Fit:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... r-Kit.aspx

....or you could buy a Miata....

Doo eet so we can see what it looks like! A SC Fit should be pretty neat.

If buy miatas the way I did ... you could get two

I got my old miata for $1100, so I could have gotten 4! but even 4 automatic 1.6 miatas probably wouldn't be as fun as 1 supercharged fit... but you probably couldn't sell that for triple the value like I did with the miata...

awptickes · Post by **awptickes** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:08 pm

BCAM wrote:Next mod for the Fit:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... r-Kit.aspx

The kit you speak of is for the GD3, ie: not my model. It only works with the old fit.

I have been following the supercharger kit very closely, and it seems I always *just* miss out on any cheap power-adders. I keep telling myself that the $/hp for the kraftwerks kit is too high, but I still want it.

I've been looking at picking up a cheap autox car anyways. I've gotten the fit to the point where I'm happy.

ScoobyDoo · Post by **ScoobyDoo** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:32 pm

If I had 4 miatas, I'd sell them and buy some friends.

saint_foo · Post by **saint_foo** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:45 pm

ScoobyDoo wrote:If I had 4 miatas, I'd sell them and buy some friends.

Cool!!!!!!!!1!!!

/elitist snobbery

Post by **echan** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:01 pm

Speaking of Miatas.

On craigslist there's a 1992 Miata with a blown head gasket for $700

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ ... 14560.html

and there's a guy in Silver Spring selling a motor and trans for $350.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ ... 72235.html

My guess is that you can get the engine alone for less (possibly $200) and maybe the car for less (possibly $500). Then with some sweat, you can get a Miata for under $1,000.

Claff · Post by **Claff** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:27 pm

ScoobyDoo wrote:If I had 4 miatas, I'd sell them and buy some friends.

So what are you saying?

(yes I know I have a problem)

dannykao · Post by **dannykao** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:24 pm

It's a good problem though.

NAautoxer · Post by **NAautoxer** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:14 pm

shut up ed! i'm trying to acquire said 92.

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