Patrick, I was not aware that they were going on another car. Lower profile is still good ;)
In Canada the car you call an SI is called an SIR here. Here the SI is only availible in the coupe and doesn't have more than 124hp. The SIR has about 160hp and is a 2.0l 16V, similar to the Acura RSX (if I'm not mistaken) with 200hp. What's the difference between the engines? Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Austin" <[email protected]> To: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> Cc: "a2list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Kumho ECSTA 712's > They aren't going on a vw: http://url.rexroof.com/?r=115 > > I know, I know...the vw's I test drove just weren't as fun AND they cost > more. I looked at some higher-end cars (3 year old Audis and BMWs) but > in the end decided that the SI met my needs better...more fun than the > Audi and a BMW in the snowy north as an only (non-neuspeed race spring > suspended A2 GTI) car seemed crazy. > > So the car came with unbelievably tall and narrow (for its class) > 195/60/15 Michelin mxv's. I put 205/50/15 AVS intermediates on and it > completely transformed the car. It's easily as good handling as the SVT > focus I drove since swapping tires. Unfortuntaly, the AVS's are off of > our old 914 and were sitting for a while after the motor blew up, and > after mounting them they were vibrating pretty terribly...and I was > getting even more than the theoretical 4.something% speedo error, so I > want to get as close to that 195/60 as possible while having something a > bit sportier to drive on. > > Tirerack reviews the ES100's and the 712's and liked the ES100's more on > the dry and the 712's were better in the wet. I can also get them about > $50 cheaper overall. Grassroots Motorsports reviewed the 712's in their > tire test this year and they were ~.6 seconds slower around a 40ish > second autocross than the Azenis...but they wear a lot better and > "behaved similarly to r-compounds". For comparison, the BFG KD's (or > whatever they are at $150/tire) were only slightly faster than the > Azenis and both those were about 2 or 3 seconds slower than the > r-compound tires. > > > Mark Reda wrote: > > >Patrick, > >I run 195-50-15's on my Jetta and I wouldn't even consider going up to a > >55(%) series. > >You're thinking of running 205's , that 55% will be HUGE. > >I'm thinking you may have a problem with the tires rubbing. > > > >I thought that our cars came stock with 195-50-15 tires. > >If I was going to run 205's I'd probably consider a 45 series tire. > >If you're using the stock BBS wheels our cars came with I don't like the way > >that 205's sit on them. They look very bloated and balloon our the sides. > > > >Something to consider....... > >195-50-15 sidewall height 97.5mm > >195-55-15 sidewall height 107.25mm > >205-45-15 sidewall height 92.25mm > >205-50-15 sidewall height 102.5mm > >205-55-15 sidewall height 112.75mm > > > >In reference to the Yoko ES100's, from what I was told they are the > >successor to the A520's which are an incredible tire. Nothing but great > >reviews from my fellow VW drivers here in Toronto. > > > >Mark Reda. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Patrick Austin" <[email protected]> > >To: "a2list" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:51 PM > >Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Kumho ECSTA 712's > > > > > > > > > >>In 205/55/15, for under $95/each, I'm limited to stuff like the Yokohama > >>AVS ES100, Dunlop FM901 and Ecsta 712...the MX is only available in > >>205/50/15, which is about 5% too small. The extra 200rpm at 80mph makes > >>a difference...so, no MX's. Same goes for the Azenis. Unfortunately, I > >>don't have the cash to drop on a set of new or semi-used 16" wheels > >>right now, nor do I want to blow through my warranty 5% faster. If I > >>decide I want to be _competative_ in g-stock, I'll pony up the cash for > >>some r-compund tires later on... If you can find a better 205/55/15 for > >>under, say $85/corner, let me know...but I haven't heard particularly > >>wonderful things about the FM901 or the ES100's in comparision to the > >>712's. It's kind of a weird size for a performance tire, unfortunately. > >>I'll probably switch up to 16" wheels in a year or two, but for now I'm > >>going to stick with the 205/55/15 size. > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>a2-16v-list mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > >>For list archives, see listinfo link above. > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >a2-16v-list mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > >For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
