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08-06-2010, 04:15 PM
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Why not use E85 (they have pumps down your way), get bigger injectors and turn the boost up some more.
08-06-2010, 04:38 PM
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where i live it i have to drive over 70-80 miles to the closest e85 pump...yea ive seen people run 12.5-13.1 on the a/f i just want to be a little safer with it which is why im going for mid 11's on the a/f im going to a 600cc injector min. so ill have some room to go past the 325whp...if im not satisified with that i will switch the turbo over to a different one as my current turbo only supports 350whp
08-08-2010, 07:30 AM
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yes I have... and mine pull 2.0 60's, lol
seriously though, I liked the way Paul's tires looked and at one point, he and I were waiting on the same tire... it was on backorder and we both went separate routes... I can't remember what he ended up going with, I went with the Faulken 452s...
like Paul at 1st I thought they sucked, after about 500 miles, they started grabbing nicely
I will tell you josh, you're not going to get more than 15,000-20,000 miles out of a set of tires if you drive aggressively, you might as well work that $600 cost into your yearly budget
coming from RWD V8s, I did that long ago, lol
and that is rotating accordingly... of course i'm the guy that toasted 2nd gear at 24,000 miles, so we ALL KNOW I drive aggressively, lol
now if your car sits in a ******* dealership for 8 ******* WEEKS you might get more than a year out of your tires, so **** you GM and my dealership
seriously though, I liked the way Paul's tires looked and at one point, he and I were waiting on the same tire... it was on backorder and we both went separate routes... I can't remember what he ended up going with, I went with the Faulken 452s...
like Paul at 1st I thought they sucked, after about 500 miles, they started grabbing nicely
I will tell you josh, you're not going to get more than 15,000-20,000 miles out of a set of tires if you drive aggressively, you might as well work that $600 cost into your yearly budget
coming from RWD V8s, I did that long ago, lol
and that is rotating accordingly... of course i'm the guy that toasted 2nd gear at 24,000 miles, so we ALL KNOW I drive aggressively, lol
now if your car sits in a ******* dealership for 8 ******* WEEKS you might get more than a year out of your tires, so **** you GM and my dealership
08-08-2010, 04:04 PM
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yes I have... and mine pull 2.0 60's, lol
seriously though, I liked the way Paul's tires looked and at one point, he and I were waiting on the same tire... it was on backorder and we both went separate routes... I can't remember what he ended up going with, I went with the Faulken 452s...
like Paul at 1st I thought they sucked, after about 500 miles, they started grabbing nicely
I will tell you josh, you're not going to get more than 15,000-20,000 miles out of a set of tires if you drive aggressively, you might as well work that $600 cost into your yearly budget
coming from RWD V8s, I did that long ago, lol
and that is rotating accordingly... of course i'm the guy that toasted 2nd gear at 24,000 miles, so we ALL KNOW I drive aggressively, lol
now if your car sits in a ******* dealership for 8 ******* WEEKS you might get more than a year out of your tires, so **** you GM and my dealership
seriously though, I liked the way Paul's tires looked and at one point, he and I were waiting on the same tire... it was on backorder and we both went separate routes... I can't remember what he ended up going with, I went with the Faulken 452s...
like Paul at 1st I thought they sucked, after about 500 miles, they started grabbing nicely
I will tell you josh, you're not going to get more than 15,000-20,000 miles out of a set of tires if you drive aggressively, you might as well work that $600 cost into your yearly budget
coming from RWD V8s, I did that long ago, lol
and that is rotating accordingly... of course i'm the guy that toasted 2nd gear at 24,000 miles, so we ALL KNOW I drive aggressively, lol
now if your car sits in a ******* dealership for 8 ******* WEEKS you might get more than a year out of your tires, so **** you GM and my dealership
or if you only have 6k miles total on the car bought new and 5k since you swapped out tires after a year of ownership 
I believe you got my txt as to which ones exactly? I bought mine from a place called tread depot online.
http://www.treadepot.com/
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08-09-2010, 09:23 AM
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I think next time, i'm going to try these:
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=245
i've always had good luck with Nittos, ran them on my Z/28 and GTP... they must be new, because that is where I bought my tire, but if I had of seen those, I definitely would have bought them instead
not hating on the tire I have now, but I had already planned on trying something different, even if its a $600 mistake... you can always go back to what worked
plus the 245s give the car a much meaner stance from behind than the 225s.... you know, even though its FWD, lol
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=245
i've always had good luck with Nittos, ran them on my Z/28 and GTP... they must be new, because that is where I bought my tire, but if I had of seen those, I definitely would have bought them instead
not hating on the tire I have now, but I had already planned on trying something different, even if its a $600 mistake... you can always go back to what worked
plus the 245s give the car a much meaner stance from behind than the 225s.... you know, even though its FWD, lol
08-09-2010, 10:28 AM
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I might try these next, great reviews in a tire comparison in one of the magazines, came in 2nd. But mine show hardly any wear, so it might be a long ass time lol.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....s+V12+evo+K110
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....s+V12+evo+K110
08-09-2010, 12:53 PM
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I'm a nitto fanboi and I prefer to only run nitto invos...this car came with Michelin pilot sport 2 and I HATE them and cannot believe people pay that kind of money for a tire that sucks that bad...I dunno...
08-09-2010, 05:06 PM
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someones getting a new motor for there hotrod...
and then the motor thats getting pulled is getting sent to the machine shop for a little bit of "weight reduction"
and then the motor thats getting pulled is getting sent to the machine shop for a little bit of "weight reduction"
08-09-2010, 10:41 PM
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as far as performance, when driven hard: they don't last long and they don't actually perform
but they are still expensive as **** and i've always said you could just about buy 3 sets of cheap tires before you could some expensive as michelins
so in the end, those 3 sets + a little boot is going to last A LOT longer than a set of michelins, if tire life is all you are going for
me personally, tire life is one of the last things I look at in buying a tire... because i'm going to spin off that rating anyway...
08-10-2010, 01:06 AM
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see....thats why i buy used tires...i get to give my .02 on the brand's.....beat the **** out of them because their cheap...then get a new pair 
just in the last year ive put atleast 6 tires on the altima....only one of those blew...the other's were dead, they were beat until the steel was showing...then i beat em some more...
$200 later and i get to rate another set of tires...
i LOVE kumho escta's (sp?) they are the ****...even with my driving i got 12,000 out of them....they were bought new, $600 new....the only set ive ever bought for my car new...
no one care's but im a pic/video *****
short clip of the altima in all its limp glory...
just in the last year ive put atleast 6 tires on the altima....only one of those blew...the other's were dead, they were beat until the steel was showing...then i beat em some more...
$200 later and i get to rate another set of tires...
i LOVE kumho escta's (sp?) they are the ****...even with my driving i got 12,000 out of them....they were bought new, $600 new....the only set ive ever bought for my car new...
no one care's but im a pic/video *****
short clip of the altima in all its limp glory...
08-10-2010, 12:34 PM
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The place I got a job makes the small trim pieces for the cruze : (
i was thinking about getting a blk high rise wing to go along with my black and vr paint im going with. what do yall think?
i was thinking about getting a blk high rise wing to go along with my black and vr paint im going with. what do yall think?
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08-10-2010, 12:48 PM
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at the most I would do black center red sides...and I can do that aswell...I think all Blake would be too much...
and 08 hit the nail on the head...I could have 2 and 1/2 sets of nittos before I bought another set of these at the price I get them...they came on the car so I'm going to ride them out then invos...
and 08 hit the nail on the head...I could have 2 and 1/2 sets of nittos before I bought another set of these at the price I get them...they came on the car so I'm going to ride them out then invos...
08-12-2010, 04:58 PM
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, I was heading from a machine shop that I had custom machine a distributor for me over to Bill Penny Mitsubishi to pick up some parts I ordered for my DOHC head swap I'm doing on the turbo van.
08-12-2010, 05:37 PM
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what I meant was if GM couldn't get my car fixed... I was about to get rid of it
with that being said, just got off the phone with the dealership, parts came in this morning, right parts this time, lol... they spent all day working on it, just about have it fixed, will get the car back tomorrow...
FINALLY!
with that being said, just got off the phone with the dealership, parts came in this morning, right parts this time, lol... they spent all day working on it, just about have it fixed, will get the car back tomorrow...
FINALLY!
08-13-2010, 01:09 AM
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Thank god so u will quit bitching lol jk. I'm not gonna make the dragon guys mandatory 7 days a week sucks ass I tell you. But after bills a month I should have around 800 spending cash so gonna get paint work headlights work on getting a red and blk interior set and tires and hids and meth kit
08-13-2010, 08:32 AM
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you're telling me Josh, I haven't had an "off day" in 2 weeks... looks like I MIGHT get Sunday off this week
money good, time off....no
I remember 2008 saying "damn, am I going to have a job in a month"... now its "****, give me some off time"... can never be happy, lol
and I think the money I get from GM i'm going to go get a Hahn Catback with part of it... that'll show them
money good, time off....no
I remember 2008 saying "damn, am I going to have a job in a month"... now its "****, give me some off time"... can never be happy, lol
and I think the money I get from GM i'm going to go get a Hahn Catback with part of it... that'll show them