09-02-2008, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike_Yi
Yeah. Now the problem is what tires to get. I'm wrestling with whether I should get summer tires or all-seasons. Of course, I'd love to get summers, but that means I'll have to spend another grand to get winters. I'll also have to store a set fo wheels and tires all year (in my shed which is not the most secure place). Of course, if I replace the front tires with all-seasons, the rear still has summer tires. On top of all this, I'm trying to figure out a way to get the new tires and get everything done before the DE event on the 19th. Too much to do and too little time.
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hahaha.. Winter tires? Summer tires? whats all that? I'm in florida... 
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09-02-2008, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by skip_168
hahaha.. Winter tires? Summer tires? whats all that? I'm in florida... |
You want to learn car control? Come drive in the winter in Chicago. I drove an '89 Firebird Formula with 235bhp/340lb-ft torque, posi rear-end, and 245/50-16s all winter for 10 years. For two of those winters, I was on Goodyear GS-Cs (summer-dry tires). When I was a kid, my best friend and I used to have contests to see who could drive his '72 Camaro sideways the furthest. It's about like drifting. It's a heck of a lot cheaper than track days. Then again, the cars take more beating from the salt than they probably do at track days.
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09-02-2008, 03:01 PM
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Mike,
why not buy a second set of 17's and mount up some "semi" sticky tires for AutoX and track days? We are buying generic 17 inch take-offs out here for under $400. They are all over Craigslist.
I have relatives in Indy, and they all have a second set of rims just for this purpose. Bag them up during the winter and they will last a couple of years.
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09-03-2008, 09:31 AM
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Mike,
why not buy a second set of 17's and mount up some "semi" sticky tires for AutoX and track days? We are buying generic 17 inch take-offs out here for under $400. They are all over Craigslist.
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Because I don't have that kind of money. Nor do I have any way to get that set of tires to the track. I'd love to, but that's not gonna happen any time soon.
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09-03-2008, 09:37 AM
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No worries!
We flip the tires/wheels back and forth prior to attending the event. No need to "carry" them with you.
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09-03-2008, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Brad Roberts
No worries!
We flip the tires/wheels back and forth prior to attending the event. No need to "carry" them with you.
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Then I guess I would get an all-season for the rest of the year. Hmm. How well do the semi-stickies hold up driving on the highway (Road America is a 3 hour drive each way)? What do you do if it rains?
Anybody know if I change between the stock tire sizes on my '99 Boxster, are the tire diameters the same? In other words, if I go from the 18" wheels and tires to the 17" or 16" wheels and tires (stock tire sizes) will my speedo and odometer by correct?
Last edited by Mike_Yi; 09-03-2008 at 12:23 PM.
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09-04-2008, 10:41 AM
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Mike,
I was going to recommend a regular DOT sticky tire, not a Hoosier or Kuhmo "DOT" approved tire with 2 straight lines down it and NO hope of shedding water
These are working well for dual purpose driving:
Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star
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09-05-2008, 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike_Yi
Because I don't have that kind of money. Nor do I have any way to get that set of tires to the track. I'd love to, but that's not gonna happen any time soon.
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thats too bad.. its a whole new world of fun when you run race slicks on the boxster... 
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09-06-2008, 07:53 AM
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thats too bad.. its a whole new world of fun when you run race slicks on the boxster... |
Did you do anything to prevent oil starvation?
It's also too bad I can't afford a GT3. But that's the way it is for now.
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09-06-2008, 09:34 AM
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Oil starvation is a Boxster MYTH. Out of all the engines we have had apart, out of all of the cars I know of on the track racing right now.. the only ONE that has had an oil starvation issue is the ONE engine with the BK extension in place. The location of the Boxster engine (mid-engine) does NOT see the same loads as the 996/997 engine hanging off the ASS of the car slicks or no slicks. Many times I have spoken to Pro racing engineers from Porsche Motorsport/Alex Job.. nobody is seeing a problem. The "myth" started when Porsche had issues at Daytona IN THE BANKING of the track. Ever been to Daytona? You can barely walk up the track in the banking. You'd understand quickly, how you could have issues in a NON dry sump oiling system
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