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Tuning Dangers with remap?
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Tuning Dangers with remap?
they will look perfect, buy them now. bargain
Bargain!
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How do I work out what tyres they use. As obviously I can't change the actual circumference of the wheel otherwise it affects the speedo,
Come on Matthew - Google is here for a reason...
http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator
If you get some grippy tyres you will find putting the power down much more effective. I have 16 steels at the minute which I can spin up, but a set of 18's ready to go on for the summer
at the minute I'm deciding between Falken and Hankook. My budget won't stretch to Toyo etc £80 a tyre is enough for me lol.
http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator
If you get some grippy tyres you will find putting the power down much more effective. I have 16 steels at the minute which I can spin up, but a set of 18's ready to go on for the summer
at the minute I'm deciding between Falken and Hankook. My budget won't stretch to Toyo etc £80 a tyre is enough for me lol.
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I'm a lover of cars. But useless with anything other than filling the oil, windscreen wash and changing a pollen filter lmao. To be quite honest that confuses me more haha.Come on Matthew - Google is here for a reason...
http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator
If you get some grippy tyres you will find putting the power down much more effective. I have 16 steels at the minute which I can spin up, but a set of 18's ready to go on for the summer
Im run all weather tyres so that's my problem I suppose. Had them on my Grande Punto and they worked excellently but that was a 1.2 with half the BHP and weighed less. In the wet on my T-jet 120 I can't put my foot down or it just spins. Not tried snow i the bravo yet either so god knows what that will be like. My budget and living conditions don't allow me to have two sets of wheels or tyres for summer/winter.
you look in the car owners handbook which says 225/45-17
get something Sport orientated, like Toyo T1-R you need a fairly soft compound for the grip
i am just about to try Federal 595EVO but i like to experiment
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Pains me when I see the price of some of these tyres. A decent set for all four corners will likely cost me £250+
Plus the £320 alloy price. Plus paying a garage £20 to fit the tyres to the alloys. I'm already in it at nearly £600. I doubt I'll get much for my current dynamic alloys and tyres. Maybe £250 if I'm lucky. I'm talking £300-£400 for a set of alloys. It's a big money game and as nice as they are I can get my current alleys refurbed anthracite for £200 and I've already got the tyres lol. I will admit those wheels are gorgeous though.
Regardless of all this. If I choose to do it. It won't be until April anyway. When I get my bonus from work.
Plus the £320 alloy price. Plus paying a garage £20 to fit the tyres to the alloys. I'm already in it at nearly £600. I doubt I'll get much for my current dynamic alloys and tyres. Maybe £250 if I'm lucky. I'm talking £300-£400 for a set of alloys. It's a big money game and as nice as they are I can get my current alleys refurbed anthracite for £200 and I've already got the tyres lol. I will admit those wheels are gorgeous though.
Regardless of all this. If I choose to do it. It won't be until April anyway. When I get my bonus from work.
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Your doing this all wrong my friend
You spent £4,000ish on the car so you must have something knocking about! Otherwise you would be in an Astra MK4 for £600
But seriously, it's really not that expensive if done a different way. I have a set of 16" steels which came with a pair of budgets and a pair of continentals. When I bought the car I went to a reputable "part worn" tyre garage and paid £80 for two Dunlops and two Bridgestones (both winter tyres + both very good tread). I then sold the Continentals for £60 pair and budgets £40 pair. £20 profit and set of winter rubber.
I've now got a set of Team Dynamics 18's, BNIB, which cost £280. I can get a set of Hankooks/ Falkens for £300 mark. New wheels new rubber for £580. If I don't want to spend that much, I can go back to my part worn place. Some people hate part worns but I personally only pick branded tyres and I don't purchase unless they are good. In the past I have had a pair of Goodyears for £60 with 6mm+ tread on them. If you shop around and take your time you could find yourself with two sets of wheels for both summer and winter for around £400. That's what I'm aiming for
Honestly though, if you can afford it, go for it and get yourself winter tyres. I have winters all round and I still wheelspin sometimes, so I wouldn't like to drive a car with summer tyres. In many colder European countries it's law to change your tyres and in my personal opinion I wouldn't be without them now.
I think it may be best to set your car up to put the power down first before remapping and getting more out of it. Do you want a 120 bhp car that can only put 70bhp down or a 140 bhp car that can only put 70bhp down? Cause remapping won't make it handle or grip any better - it may even make it worse.
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Going all the way to 18" will not improve performance, it may actually decrease it. Our cars do not have the amount of torque to justify the extra friction and the extra weight of bigger wheels. It's enough to change the tires with stickier ones. Aesthetics is another point
A good improvement would be suspension. Simple laws of physics say that during acceleration weight moves to the back of the car, the front end loses weight and traction. So anything to limit that would help performance - stiffer springs, lower suspension, etc.
A good improvement would be suspension. Simple laws of physics say that during acceleration weight moves to the back of the car, the front end loses weight and traction. So anything to limit that would help performance - stiffer springs, lower suspension, etc.
