Random MS3 Chat Thread

[loki]

Ahh I know what it is, but for some reasoning though Paul had cpe cat back but just remembered he didn't


Yeh Phil your car sounds really good now

[Thrizzl3]

Ahh I know what it is, but for some reasoning though Paul had cpe cat back but just remembered he didn't


Yeh Phil your car sounds really good now

i just want to hear it after the DP install.

[loki]

Everywhere is sold out of o2 sensor sockets

[Mr Wilson]

Buy new sensors?

[loki]

Buy new sensors?

Sourcing one now

[Thrizzl3]

Everywhere is sold out of o2 sensor sockets

just borrow Celeste's

[boyracer]

i just want to hear it after the DP install.

yeah.... I'm curious as to how it will sound as well after the DP install, cause your speed did have a nice tone to it. I can only imagine that it will sound even better.

[loki]

Will post in my thread, but interesting thing I noticed

Afrs at idle went down to 11.5. Flash new map, Afrs back to 11.7 for a few days then back down to 11.5

Check commanded afr side by side with actual afr, and somehow the car is commanding 11.5

Flash same map again, and it's back to 11.7...

Still all wonky when driving though

[loki]

just borrow Celeste's

Cheaper to just buy one for $14

[boyracer]

Everywhere is sold out of o2 sensor sockets

They got them in stock in the CT close to me... you want I pick up?

[loki]

They got them in stock in the CT close to me... you want I pick up?

Please

[boyracer]

Please

Will do, & I'll have for you on Sunday's meet

[Thrizzl3]

NATOR brotherhood ftw!

[loki]

NATOR brotherhood ftw!

That's what it's all about!

And on that note, Loki is going to sleep

[alhope34]

Widest tire on a 7.5 rim is a 225 and I want wider.

I've always had 235's on my 7.5" rims and have never had any issues. Looks and feels fine.

[cSPEED]

Is it a waste for me to buy a new summer setup this late? I still plan on tracking/dragging a couple times before the end of the season and one of my rims is bent and my tires are almost done. I was thinking of riding it out till the end of the season but...

Enkei RPF1 17x9 +45 gold
Kumho Ecsta LE 255/40/17

Grand total = ~$1500 OTD!

Fak me.


I was gonna go with RS3's/AD08/ or some sort of competition tire but my car is street driven too much, plus the kumho ecsta LE got amazing reviews and are on sale right now roughly $200 cheaper.

Hard decision...

[Mr Wilson]

I'm looking as well, who are you getting them through?

[cSPEED]

I know that alot of people are going to ask about the price. I don't wanna step on any toes so pm me if you're interested and I'll explain.

[zzz3]

255/35/17!

[cSPEED]

I'm going by a widely accepted setup. Most people run 255/40/17 on the 17x9. It works so why not?

[zzz3]

I'm going by a widely accepted setup. Most people run 255/40/17 on the 17x9. It works so why not?

Go through the numbers, and consider their effects.

In no particular order, here are somethings to consider:
-215/45 works out to a 96mm sidewall
-225/40 works out to a 90mm sidewall
-255/40 works out to a 102mm sidewall
-255/40 works out to a 89.25mm sidewall

Why is this important?
-if you go lower or even at stock height, with a larger sidewall you will have rubbing issues (from fender to liner)
-although wider wheels/tires will throw off speedometer regardless, this will keep you the closest, relatively speaking (i am sure you can correct with scanguage or AP)
-a larger sidewall will also mean more flex
-17x9 +45 with tire with sidewall that big will rub against your inner liner (mine does with 235/40 occaisonally; has left a line)

EDIT: or we can wait for field marshal fobio to chime in instead of following every other lemming out there

[cSPEED]

Know exactly what you're saying zzz but only thing is a lot of tires don't come in 255/35/17. The ones I'm choosing from don't at least.

I plan on rolling and I have a very mild 1" drop.

[zzz3]

Know exactly what you're saying zzz but only thing is a lot of tires don't come in 255/35/17. The ones I'm choosing from don't at least.

I plan on rolling and I have a very mild 1" drop.

[cSPEED]

And who could forget...

starscream


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[Fobio]

I'm no tire fitment expert and I've ran on the street and at the track what I have readily available to me. Having said that, we're encouraging all our clients to uprate the tires as their MSpeed tunes push the envelope of traction when the power comes on.

The Gen2 is, in general, more forgiving with tire upsizing, as demoonstrated by CelestSpeed3. Hope he'll chime in with more specific numbers. Having said that, I have been toying with the idea of a reverse staggered set-up and wanted to see what I can pull off. I used these tools:

#1 - Tire Size calculator from 1010tires.com. You want to stay within 3% of stock, better @ ~1%.

LINK: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

#2 - Calculating offset. Gen1 were stock 52.5 for reference. Doing this will help you determine how much you're moving things relative to the stock setup or current setup. This is important for clearing the shock on the inside and fender on the outside:

Link: http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

These of course, do not into account, the camber you will be running, which may or may not increase tolerances. Best to compare to stock, measure current clearance, plug in new spec and re-measure. Also, dynamic changes on the road, might make a theoretical flush setup unbearable once you hit bumps.