Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Paul Sitarski]
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February 09, 2011 04:44 am UTC
February 09, 2011 04:44 am UTC
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Daren Peacock
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My ssr 18x8 with 235 tire are 46lb, by comparison the 98 car has 17x8 with 225 tire and they are 43lb. Keep in mind that it also depends where the weight is on the rim, some rims have thick spokes and thin outside others have thin spokes and thick outside. I think its better to have the heavier part of the rim closer to the hub. Also the 215/45 tire will give you better acceleration being smaller OD the stock. I went with 235/40/18 to keep my OD the same as OEM. When I swapped the 225/45 tire with 17s on my white car I noticed the car a little more responsive due to less weight (3lb) and lower OD. Also keep in mind that usually the higher the speed rating the heavier(or stiffer sidewall) the tire in the same size. My rim/tire combo defently aren't light weight either, 18x8's w/235's as well. Don't think I've weighed them assembled but I wouldn't be shocked if they weigh 50lbs a corner. I know the benefits of a lighter setup but I haven't been able to convinve myself the performance benefits are worth the look of going to a 17" rim, with their larger sidewall & rather large looking 2g wheel wells. I'm sure a lighter 18" could be found vs what I'm currently running (believe they weighed in at 25lbs ea) but I don't like the look of most lightweight wheels. Not that they all look bad, just seems the styles I prefer are heavy
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Daren Peacock]
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February 09, 2011 06:50 am UTC
February 09, 2011 06:50 am UTC
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Nik Zdunic
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so today I finally decided to post pictures of my car for the first time! its a 97 AWD Talon Before After The car at the moment is stock besides little things like intake and exhaust, we just finished doing the regular maintenance work and cutting out all the rust and replacing it with fresh sheet metal. Next will be fresh paint and hopefully in the near future some mods!!! Hope you all enjoy!!
1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD 1994 Dodge Stealth TT AWD
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Alex Akachinskiy]
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February 09, 2011 03:02 pm UTC
February 09, 2011 03:02 pm UTC
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Reza Mirza
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Daren, there is a weight difference across different brands and the same brand with different sizes even if it is minor. Some may be the exact same and some won't, depends on the tire brand. Then again I'm never going to a 235 tire, I only compare a 215 and 225 tire. Yes 1 lb matters to me . Softness and thickness of the sidewall matters to me too. Don't think I'll ever run a 235 on a 1g AWD I've been driving around on 215/45/17 for a long time in 1g DSM's, I don't just go with what works and looks good on paper 11.00@136 (FP3065) and 11.6@120 (16g) on almost bald 215/45/17's street tires, with not much failure compared to how many passes I have done at the track. If someone else has a comparable car with bigger tires, chime in. I couldn't imagine running 18" 50 lbs weights at the end of each one of my axles just because they look good. Making all that power just to have it robbed by 50lbs slugs is a good way to slow your car down. That's just asking for something to break when your making power, probably similar to Shandon's situation. He mentioned to me the weight of his 245/45 rim/tire combo is 47 lbs. Too heavy. Hey might even be why your running 12's on a FP3052 when you should be in the high 11's at low boost
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Reza Mirza]
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February 09, 2011 05:07 pm UTC
February 09, 2011 05:07 pm UTC
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Daren Peacock
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Daren, there is a weight difference across different brands and the same brand with different sizes even if it is minor. Some may be the exact same and some won't, depends on the tire brand. Then again I'm never going to a 235 tire, I only compare a 215 and 225 tire. Yes 1 lb matters to me . Softness and thickness of the sidewall matters to me too. Don't think I'll ever run a 235 on a 1g AWD I've been driving around on 215/45/17 for a long time in 1g DSM's, I don't just go with what works and looks good on paper 11.00@136 (FP3065) and 11.6@120 (16g) on almost bald 215/45/17's street tires, with not much failure compared to how many passes I have done at the track. If someone else has a comparable car with bigger tires, chime in. I couldn't imagine running 18" 50 lbs weights at the end of each one of my axles just because they look good. Making all that power just to have it robbed by 50lbs slugs is a good way to slow your car down. That's just asking for something to break when your making power, probably similar to Shandon's situation. He mentioned to me the weight of his 245/45 rim/tire combo is 47 lbs. Too heavy. Hey might even be why your running 12's on a FP3052 when you should be in the high 11's at low boost Or it could be that clipping of an 11 second run isn't a priority for me, if it was I would have changed out my slipping/dragging clutch & been back to the track a long time ago I ran a 12.3 the second pass I made with the car being awd, on 24psi (becuase of the 91 I was forced to run). I have only made about 6 more runs since that, some with up to 28psi (with proper 94 this time). But with a slipping & dragging clutch still managed the same 12.3, also doesn't help when you miss 4th a couple times We'll see 11's on the 3052 eventually, when I get around to it, even with the heavy 50lb weights on each corner I have no desire to push my car to the limits, breaking things each time you go out isn't what I consider a "fun day".
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Alex Akachinskiy]
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February 09, 2011 06:02 pm UTC
February 09, 2011 06:02 pm UTC
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Daren Peacock
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I ran a 12.3 the second pass I made with the car being awd, on 24psi (becuase of the 91 I was forced to run). I have only made about 6 more runs since that, some with up to 28psi (with proper 94 this time). But with a slipping & dragging clutch still managed the same 12.3, also doesn't help when you miss 4th a couple times what type of tranny/diff do you run? TRE stage 3 from a couple years back (think he's changed his numbers). It was his top of the line at the time, basically a complete 1-5 evoIII gearset, 4 spider with a TRE LSD insert. Rear diff is stock LSD.
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Alex Akachinskiy]
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February 09, 2011 11:20 pm UTC
February 09, 2011 11:20 pm UTC
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Nik Zdunic
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Windsor Ontario, Canada
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yeah i know some things are not perfect on the car. my dad just painted that with the little spray paint that was left in the can so he can throw it out
1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD 1994 Dodge Stealth TT AWD
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Paul Sitarski]
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February 10, 2011 05:31 pm UTC
February 10, 2011 05:31 pm UTC
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Brandon Clement
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Reza the car looks great, but that rear end is looking real 4x4. I do love the thicker sidewall on dsms. I always have, make it look like the car means business
No more Jetta! Tattoo Artist at Lost Anchor
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Re: Post your car pic page?.
[Re: Jay Stacey]
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February 14, 2011 08:52 pm UTC
February 14, 2011 08:52 pm UTC
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Lucian Marta
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^^ I was debating shaving it and leaving it wingless before paint, but I came to the conclusion I only like it on a Laser. The 1Gb Talon ass is bubbly is you look from a side profile, and the wing is perfectly designed to sharpen it. The shell didn't come with a wing, I have one now but it's black. When spring rolls around I am going to mix the remaining paint/clear I have, and shoot the wing and fuel door, before wet sanding and polishing the whole car. I might shave the antenna hole too, since 1) I don't even have an antenna, and 2) Never listen to radio.
1993 TSi AWD 2008 Evo GSR 2011 Ralliart 2012 Ralliart 2011 RVR GT
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