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I'm new to this support forum and I fear I may get addicted to getting blown on a regular basis. I have only ever experienced getting blown vicariously from watching videos and such and feel that once it actually happens to me I will really be addicted and have to seek further help through other such as blown anonymous. Any of you guys who can cope with this addiction on a regular basis please help. I am totally new to this form of addiction and desperately need to learn best how to cope with this serious affliction so that I may carry on functioning with my day to day activities.
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I also think your addicted to saying the word addiction. Lol. I'm in for the build man. I used to play the trumpet and was pretty good. Went to states a few times.
Also as for going on with daily life once blown, you'll just have to do a WOT pull once per drive and you'll survive the addiction problem. :thumb:
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Hehehe, thanks man. I get out of trouble here all the time. One of the things I love about Chicago is no quotas. Was doing about 80 WOT coming down asland in a 30 zone about 2a. Saw a cop quickly shut it down. Was too late of course, got pulled over. Didn't have current insurance card or union card and managed to get away with a warning. Times before I have been stopped on my bike racing a Ducati and I know I was doing a buck twenty. Once again off with a warning and a compliment on the bikes. This might actually push me past my lucky streak.
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You gotta check out Arturo Sandoval. Über heavyweight on trumpet. Wow.
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Damn. I haven't gotten as lucky but I did try and hit a quick cut off road to evade a cop, ended up going up the wrong way and pulled into a 7-11. He came up did the whole routine and I got a warning from that. But tickets for the rest of my encounters with the law.
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LOL I was gonna flag this as spam until I saw adm_rsx's reply. Lmao, welcome to the forum man, I enjoyed this. Post up pics and build info!
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I saw some z1's for sale at a local tire store and I was so close to buying them. But I run a 235/45r17. And they were 235/40's.
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Adm_rsx
I saw some z1's for sale at a local tire store and I was so close to buying them. But I run a 235/45r17. And they were 235/40's.
Grab em. 235/40 is better off over 235/45.
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Si Speed 317
Grab em. 235/40 is better off over 235/45.
Why's that?
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Adm_rsx
Why's that?
OEM is 215/45/17. In order to keep a closer speed at to oem at 60, youll need 235/40 vs 235/45 which will havr you going too fast at 60. Check it out: http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
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Originally Posted by
Si Speed 317
OEM is 215/45/17. In order to keep a closer speed at to oem at 60, youll need 235/40 vs 235/45 which will havr you going too fast at 60. Check it out:
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
I have the speed correction setting in kpro that's set up for 235/45's.
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aLmk
welcome!
For tires I highly recommend the dunlop star specs, now you'll have to get the zIIs since they discontinued the zIs, but they are supposed to be better. The z1 star specs worked great for me at 370whp.
I believe I had a set of those. Direzzas right? I loved them at first. Toward the end of season rear end started to want to come around the front when I'd rip in to corners. Ill try them again. The second season I spun them all day long.
For motorcycles I totally hate donflops michelin or metzlers were the best. I find the same issues with the dunlops for cars apparently. The cornered like they were on rails. I did love that aspect.
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At the moment I just have blizzaks on stock rims. Wanna keep them where they are but the other stock type s wheels I sold with the Dunflops. I was planning on doing whatever works best. Stock rims are 7.5? Should I go 8 or wider? And if/when I do I would just like wider not taller or shorter profile. I want to keep the same tire height as stock specs just wider for traction.
I really wanna go 15 pound wheels. This is where I'm lost. Wider will be better traction but less rotational mass would be quicker.
Running the biggest rotrex with a set of drag cartel cams I anticipate in the neighborhood of 400, shooting for 5-550. Is that too much to ask of a stock internal K20?
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Ok. I'm sure they were the Z1 Specs. At least the tread pattern looks exactly the same.
I read a review on the Michelins that stated the owner thought they were better than the dunlops. Attachment 121 these were the tread design on mine.
So stock width or wider rim? That's the real question. I really loved these tires at first. The traction after second season was not as good.
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This tread looks more like a slick than does the Michelin. I guess I will stick to these then. For daily summer driving should I stick to stock size or go wider rim and tire combo?
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Ok. I'm going to get another set of them again. I read the Z2's had better wear characteristics and more tread patch contact. Good enough. For the price and seeing that I won't use them all year long and boosting I'm sure ill get maybe a season max 2.
Tire rack has the enkies at 8 inches wide and inch more than stock and ill do the Z2's
I did love those tires when they really gripped. They were the best tire hands down I ever owned for any of my cars.
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I just got off the phone with the Tire Rack, they recommended the 235/40 as being closest to stock height. Thanks for that heads up. Now next question. I was told that I may need to roll the fenders. For you guys that have this setup did you all need to get your fenders rolled?
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Depends how low you are. I had to roll my fenders all around to fit 245/40 on a 17x9 +42 and I still rub on bumps and steep driveways. Rub meaning tire to wheel well. And i'm not that low. Low enough I guess.
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I've been reading other posts here. I hope radiator comes in soon!
Could I ask any of you that have done wider rims and 235/40 tires to post up pics or link me to them? I'm just about certain that I'll go with that size tire on the 8 inch RPF1's in silver unless I could find a better bang for the buck wheel.
Also would like to upgrade suspension. What is excellent quality to go with. Not looking to slam my car, looking to track it. I have heard BC coilovers. What are you guys running and how do you like them?:beer:
I want winter to be done with already!
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Thanks. I don't know how much longer the delay with the radiator will be but as soon as it gets in I will post everything up. Hopefully you guys don't brand this post as a fail. Lol
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All in fab is making it right?