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Found the ATR Sport 2 (245 40 R18) for $135ea at Speedy Tyres in Hurstville(Sydney Sth)

Looks like Taleb stock the ATR sport 1 & not 2. Aren't the 1's meant to be discontinued/obsolete? Kinda puts a damper on getting them now. May need to stick with the Ku31.

lol...true. Think you will be lucky to get 100km with burn-outs like that. I'm pretty conservative(must be getting old), as long as I can get 20K on them will be happy.

245 40 R18 Ye Taleb quoted me the Achilles, The KU31 are from tempe...both @ $150 a pop. So from my limited undertsanding of tyres the Achilles are a softer compound than the KU31 so should wear quicker. Estimated K's on Achilles?

I heard they are better but they are also alot more dearer. Thanks SteveR, might just go with the Achilles then. Was just a bit hesitant as never heard of them then read about them in another thread. Got to agree with you on the KU31 on the grip when tread is low, although I have a lot more power now than when they were new

Hi guys, Need to get some tyres for a XR6T(280rwkw) before the EOFY & I'm tossing up between these 2 tyres. Both same price, have heard both are good bang for your buck, just after some opinions on people who may have had 1 or the other. Preference is grip over wear. Currently have the Ku31 & have done about 27,000km on them with some life left in them, & have been ok but if Achilles are grippier may choose them.

Hi AdamIan69, Thanks for the reply....Car does seem bit uninspiring down low(just like when it was stock), hoping this is the reason. Tuner said I had a sus wastegate hence why bit sluggish. Not sure Tuner noticed it or whether it was there initially but I can even notice from inside the cabin.

I had my T tuned earlier this year & got a bolt-on CAT fitted at the same time. After a couple weeks it sounded like there was a 'muffle' sound from inside the engine bay,so I took the heat shields off to inspect further & a definate leak seems to be coming at the point of connection between the cat & dump pipe. My question is what affect does this have on my car if any?(performance wise & any detrimental affects leaving it like this). Depending on answers above if this leak was present during the dyno tune would it mean a re-tune may be needed when the leak is fixed?

Thanks EvilDaifu....good analogy m8. I was just confused on the unmarrying process as I thought it still needed to go to a Tuner to get it unlocked even though stock Tune was put back in on initial car.

Thanks Panda, Was reading around whilst waiting for a reply, & now more confused! 2 scenarios: 1)You buy a X3 from a tuner(mail order) & they need to know your VIN, to lock it I'm guessing? Then there are some(dare I say Gumtree) selling NEW sealed in the box,never opened, then I'm thinking doesn't it need to be VIN locked to you car 1st(via some software,etc?). 2) Buy a 2nd hand x3 that has had tune from initial car put to stock, although its free to use on the next car(less 1 life), is there anything else needed for it to work on your car that the Tune place will have to slug you for?

Ok point taken again...don't think I would purchase without seeing it in person & hooking it up to my car & seeing that its unlocked(as mentioned in one of the above posts by "sharp Dressed Panda"). What I wanted to know is how the lock/married thing works,ie, if a used X3 is used to put the initial car back to stock tune, then its free to use on another vehicle? Thanks for the reply's guys.

Ok point taken.....guess I was thinking of imports of non-US products,eg TV's etc. Any pointers on the below, like to get a 2nd hand one but want to avoid being ripped off(due to my own lack of knowledge):

Well someone is making a packet...unless the U.S like screwing us? Doesn't make business sense though. As I understand it.... if the tune is put back to stock on an existing vehicle with the Xcal, then the Xcal is unlocked/free to use on the next car, with 1 life less(5 in total)? Is that the jist of it? Or does it still need some form of unlocking? I thought they were VIN locked when your purchase one new from a Tuner/distributor?

Ye I get that......my point is, same product = double price in Aus....not right!

Hi guys, I'm looking into getting an Xcal 3, but probably NEW from a Tuner, but I was wondering why are we in AUS paying double for one of these when in the US you can get them for like half the price.....seems like the main distributor/licensee is making a packet on these? Any thoughts?