OT - automobile performance products

exalted512

i wouldnt mind if they switched to centimeters
if a 33x12.50 was standard
then metric would be 84x32(cm)
that would awesome
but noooo...
heres that metric to standard conversion page
just enter in "265/75R16" and itll tell you exactly what it is standard
-Cody

Sami

Hmmm, how hard can it be? 1" = 2.52cm = 25.2mm

exalted512

2.54 actually
and its very hard
99% of the ppl out there (including myself) have no idea how metric is measured in tire sizes
thats why i said if they kept it like it is, but just in cm's or whatever, it would be fine...you would be able to know how tall and wide they are without having to look it up
-Cody

GT_03

Wheels: Racing Hart; OZ Racing; Arospeed; Enkei
Tires: Nitto; Sumitomo
Brakes: SSBC; Brembo; Wilwood
Suspension: Eibach; H&R; Progress; Hotchkis
CAI: Injen; AEM
Exhaust: Magnaflow; Borla; Greddy; Thermal Research
Dealers: Discount Direct Tires www.tires.com
Perfomance Tuning www.ptuning.com

Steve@3dai

I would say away from Nitto and Sumitomo, if you plan on doing any Autocrossing or track events. They are fine for everyday driving, but not too hot for performance events.

YMMV though.

GT_03

Originally posted by Steve@3dai
I would say away from Nitto and Sumitomo, if you plan on doing any Autocrossing or track events. They are fine for everyday driving, but not too hot for performance events.

YMMV though.

See, i have to disagree. I have owned several sets of Nitto's and just got my first set of Sumitomo. I know for sure the Nitto's can handle most track events. They are a very sticky tire, and would recommend to anyone.

neomagus00

gt_03-how is the treadwear on the nittos? ie are they okay for street, or pretty much track-only? and which other brands have you tried?

steve-why do you say that nittos and sumitomos aren't great? personal experience? what others have you tried?

GT_03

I don't have Nitto's at the moment, but owned several sets from the high performance Nt555 to the touring Nt460, and a couple in between. I think they were great for the street, had a stonger treadwear life, and overall very good all around tire. I've also had Yomohama, Kumho, Conti's, Dunlaps, and a couple other misc brands. Now, i've only had my Sumitomo for about 3 weeks now, but am completely satisfied. Only reason i did not get Nitto's was the rims came in the package with those tires. I personally think the Nt450 would be prefect for more of a street only tire. I really like the new NeoGen.

http://www.nittotire.com/

Steve@3dai

Originally posted by neomagus00

steve-why do you say that nittos and sumitomos aren't great? personal experience? what others have you tried?

I've driven cars with the Sumitomo and the sidewalls aren't too stiff, and they don't grip as much on agressive street driving or autocross. I haven't driven in any car with the Nittos, but I constantly hear poor reviews from friends in the autocross world. They both might have good treadlife, but I am not convinced they are a great max performance tire.

It really depends on what you are looking for in a tire. Do you want something that will last a long time? Do you need all-season? Summer only?

Because high treadlife != stickiness.

I personally run the Kumho Ecsta MX right now, and I am quite satisfied with them. Good street driving characteristics, with good autocross capabilities. The Falken Azenis that I had before were awesome for autocross, but were poor for daily driving as they were quite loud.

exalted512

Originally posted by Steve@3dai

Because high treadlife != stickiness.

have to disagree with you there buddy
high treadlife=hard rubber
hard rubber=less grip
this is truck tires, but mickey thompsons are popular tires for offroading...grip like crazy, but only last 20K miles because theyre so soft
but same thing with nascar, a lot of the drivers just switched to a softer tire because they grip better at the expense of they dont last as long
-Cody

neomagus00

"!=" is the same as not-equals in math/coding. i think that's what was meant.

exalted512

oo...ok...makes sense
sorry bout that:D
-Cody

neomagus00

you have an excuse... you're from texas...

exalted512

damn yankees...to lazy to type out "not equal"...

-Cody

neomagus00

hehe; i call it efficiency, not laziness. its all in the name. like circular reasoning - it's not lazy, it just has no loose ends, and that's a good thing, right?

on an almost entirely unrelated note: ive heard of this thing called opossum-kicking that's done down south; apparently one goes out at night and finds a opossum, then kicks it as hard as one can. whoever kicks the opossum the farthest wins; here's the kicker (no pun intended, audio or otherwise) - the opossum apparently walks away.

you ever heard of this?

Steve@3dai

What the hell? I'm from Texas and never heard of that.

Of course, I live in Austin, so it's not really traditional Texas here hahaha

Damn hippies. hahaha

exalted512

never heard of that either...
probably about as true as cow tipping...:rolleyes:
ever gone snipe hunting....thats fun!!:D
-Cody

neomagus00

Originally posted by Steve@3dai
Damn hippies. hahaha

I prefer the term "Yankee" or something of that sort - my hair's too short for "hippie"

and what the heck is snipe hunting??

exalted512

its these little chicken size birds that inhabit most of texas and part of louisiana
theyre extremely stupid, but pretty vicious, theyll attack you if you give them half a chance
they only come out at night though
but what you do is go out at night with a heavy duty canvas bag
they have pretty sharp claws...
you call for them....sounds kind of like a chicken/some other type of bird that i cant think of
chicka-chicka-coo
something like that..
anyway, you go out and call and they stay real close to trees, but theyre hearing/smelling/seeing capabilities SUCK, so its really easy to sneak up on em
but its just fun to go out and catch em, ive seen some in peoples yards...why? i dunno...for **** and giggles i guess...
-Cody

neomagus00

wow... im afraid to ask what you do when you get really bored...

exalted512

well, we make up these stories about snipes that all those damn yankees believe...

-Cody

neomagus00

well, you might think they're imaginary, but up here we call them 'texans':

Originally posted by exalted512
theyre extremely stupid, but pretty vicious, theyll attack you if you give them half a chance
they only come out at night though

exalted512

lol...
i forgive you...you have a handicap because youre a northerner...us texans are nice like that:)
-Cody

Emerald

FALKEN TIRES

neomagus00

driftgirl - so i hear... didnt take a good look at them b4 buying my current set; maybe i will next year (that's about right, 1 set/year)

and, no, i have a handicap because i'm a male - this has to introduce some sort of deficiency somewhere, from what most women say. actually, somethin kinda strange, current research shows that testosterone can act like a poison to a fetus... so guys really are born brain damaged. just use that excuse next time the 'significant other' starts up.

and last time i checked, texans weren't quite so friendly... at least 'ol sparky' doesnt seem to think so.

PoweredByDodge

my significant other got a kick in the **** - i bought a new truck - and i'm chainsmoking once again... so things are lookin up here... hell you might even be able to write a country song about me.

i guess we've all got a little bit of texas in us.

but its the people who have pretty much all of texas in them, that scares me... this include both a) inbreds, and b) prostitute inbreds. --- think about that one for a minute.

for example... our friend cody-meister-the-snipe-slayer is a perfect example of what happens when your second cousin moves in with your sister --- you get a cody-meister-the-sniper-slayer.

now this whole process takes about 10 months... normally it would only be nine for carrying the baby, but you see texans are mighty not-so-smart-a-holics... this results in it taking them about a month to figure out exactly what goes where, when, and exactly what's going on during the whole process... usually, they come upon this realization by accident, as texans rarely, if ever, can generate a logical thought process.

the latest study by the Wildlife Conservancy has posted the "Roaming Texan" as the largest quadra-ped (mammal with 4 appendages such as arms, legs, or other grotesquely outgrowths) with a cranial chamber smaller than an olive.

But "Why", you ask, "are the heads of the Roaming Texans as large as normal humans, being their brain is so small?"

Well, you seel, the rest is full of pure 100% constipation, gas, and bloating, all cooped up in its own envelope like chamber in the skull. It emerges everytime they open their mouth. over time, once all of the gaseous material has disippated, the Roaming Texan grabs a g... wait -- justin said we can't say the g word.... ok... he grabs a... um... ... uh... a live chicken.... ya... a live chicken... ok guys... code word time... live chicken = the g word. So he takes this live chicken and "clucks" his neighbors, co-workers, and finally his own self. But before doing he, he's always sure to have seeded at least 15 inbred children.... to continue his legacy of greatness and evolution.

wow.... i have no idea what i just said.... i am on such a rambling streak it's amazing... i think there should be a work count limit on the amount of crap that comes out of my mouth -- er fingers -- er keyboard -- er whatever -- you guys get the idea.

imma go have some brand spankin new marlboro '70s milds... fancy shmancy shorty cigarette...

if anybody knows a cute, single, car audio loving girl in the buffalo NY area who's about 5 ft to 5-4" and intelligent, and morally lax, by all means, give her my email addy - id' say my phone #, but as soon as i put that up, i'd get 100 calls a day from you jack-off's saying "hey, this is Jorge, your cable man, we need you to get a spool of 100 foot coaxial cable and run it over in the general direction of my house... and uh... order all the premium channels while you're at it... ok... this is your cable man, respectfully, good day."

exalted512

Originally posted by PoweredByDodge
but its the people who have pretty much all of texas in them, that scares me... this include both a) inbreds, and b) prostitute inbreds. --- think about that one for a minute.

this isnt Louisiana

-Cody(Southern by the grace of God)

Steve@3dai

But I must say, Texas has a little bit of everything.

We've got desert, lush forests, swaps, beaches, lots of lakes and rivers.

Plus there's Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth, two huge metro areas.

I like it, dammit.

AustinKP

Originally posted by PoweredByDodge
usually, they come upon this realization by accident, as texans rarely, if ever, can generate a logical thought process.

Excellent demonstration of the fact! Hard to blame a fellow homestarrunner.com fan though.

Reminds me of a quote from a good movie by our mutual friend, Adam Sandler, "Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Billy: A simple no would've done just fine."

-Austin

neomagus00

I have a good theory as to why all the texan’s brains are small: whenever they set off the chair, it ionizes some of the oil that texas is swimming in, and that eventually gets into the brains of the inbred children and shrinks their brains. So, they absorb as much s*it from the bush family as they can as a child, so the resulting constipation, gas, and bloating will protect their shrunken brains. This is the only logical, sane thought the doomed Texan will ever have. As the gas is slowly depleted, the Roaming Texan becomes more interested in snipehunting. When the gas is nearly gone, he goes on a rampage with his live chickens to cluck off the grotesque limbs of his inbred neighbors. After going into a fatal sexual frenzy and infecting at least 15 of his close relatives, he finally, mercifully, ceases to waste my precious oxygen.

Did I summarize properly??