brettenator Member 66 Member For: 13y 11m 19d Gender: Male Posted 12/12/12 10:48 AM Share Posted 12/12/12 10:48 AM I need 4 fresh ones, thinking of sparing no expense on the rears and getting something like Michelin PS2s.Can I get away with something really cheap on the front? Like Achillies?Also what's the max width the factory 18"s can handle? Cheers guyths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbowelshy89 Member 147 Member For: 14y 4m 25d Posted 12/12/12 01:07 PM Share Posted 12/12/12 01:07 PM I Have Achillies 123's on my wifes Mazda MPS. Puttin like 230FWKW they are junk on that car....They are terribad in the wet and she got 7000k out of them and she isnt to harsh....Id be hesitant to run them on my Turbz... Unless u guys have tried and tested them.Cousins Ute with 500rwhp run 11.6 down the quarter. Yea he doesn't get much life out of them maybe 5 thou maybe 10 thou but that's also includes powercruise and 4 test and tunes and multiple runs but at $220 a tyre they seem to be good bang for your buck .. As for wet weather I don't no how they perform, but dry get a bit of heat in them and he struggles to turn the tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kerb Warrior Donating Members 612 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 15/12/12 01:13 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/12 01:13 AM Alright guys, got my car so now I can probably explain better.BFII Typhoon330rwkw.Currently on what feels like a reasonably mild psi, and tuned on 95 (previous owner lived in the country and 98 wasn't accessible to him)Car drives great, but definitely needs a retune. Feels a little sad at time. And definitely need to give it a service. Nothalane bushes are extremely loud when not moving but fine as soon as I start going...Anyway, only given it one decent boot, slipped a tiny bit on take off, got traction, hit 4000rpm in 1st and started going everywhere, eased off at about 4500 and changed gear, got traction again, hit around 4000rpm in 2nd and lost it again, got it back after changing again.Have good tread, but they are pretty average federal tyres, think they are indonesian or something?I plan to get a retune, to 98, and probably wind up the boost a little. Hoping for about 370rwkw. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 16y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 15/12/12 06:48 AM Share Posted 15/12/12 06:48 AM Whs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,432 Member For: 14y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/12/12 07:15 AM Share Posted 15/12/12 07:15 AM dafuc is that post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
234Fpv Donating Members 522 Member For: 13y 5m 13d Gender: Male Location: Yeppoon qld Posted 15/12/12 08:01 AM Share Posted 15/12/12 08:01 AM I had Yokohama advan v103's and they were awesome. Expensive though and all four were shagged in less than 10,000kms. I just use falken fk452's now. Not the best but decent traction and decent tread wear. As previously said though a lot comes down to the tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kerb Warrior Donating Members 612 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 15/12/12 12:27 PM Author Share Posted 15/12/12 12:27 PM What part of the tune influences the traction? Just the PSI and when it comes on or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbowelshy89 Member 147 Member For: 14y 4m 25d Posted 15/12/12 12:33 PM Share Posted 15/12/12 12:33 PM How aggressive the tune is... How early the boost comes on and how aggressive the timing is too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kerb Warrior Donating Members 612 Member For: 12y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 17/12/12 03:49 AM Author Share Posted 17/12/12 03:49 AM Well like I said the tyres at the moment are just Federals so they aren't that flash.Boost feels pretty weak to be honest, I'd say around 12 PSI. Maybe a little more but I doubt it. I am wanting to have it around 15-16, not too sure whats about the highest yet totally 1000000 percent safe tune. I wanna run it hard, but not blow it up in a week. It comes on around 2200rpm, and like I said, hits hard but doesn't seem that bad. My brother had a BA turbo on 12 PSI and it feels like it pulls no harder than that.Its definitely faster obviously ahha, but doesn't really feel like the boost is much heavier. Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Donating Members 1,205 Member For: 13y 7m 6d Gender: Male Location: Burwood, NSW Posted 17/12/12 02:37 PM Share Posted 17/12/12 02:37 PM (edited) + Edited 17/12/12 02:38 PM by The Outsider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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