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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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Neal, Weight of Michelin PS2 vs. A046?

Neal,

What is the tire weight difference between the stock A046 and the Michelin PS2(stock size)?

Thanks.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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DUDE, you beat me to it, I was gonna ask the exact same thing about the Bridestone Potenze RE750's. I was told the A046's weigh 26 lbs each. Neal if you could elaborate or get a more specific weight, that'd be awesome...
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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hahha

Advan 25 lbs
PS2 22 lbs
RE750 25 lbs

Direct from the manufactures
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Neal@tirerack.
hahha

Advan 25 lbs
PS2 22 lbs
RE750 25 lbs

Direct from the manufactures
thanks, not sure why you're laughing, but thanks.

Also what about Yokohama AVS Sports? And Kuhmo Ecsta MX's?

whats the lightest stock size tire that has any sort of decent performance? Just curious
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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AVS Sport 25 lbs
MX 24 lbs

Decent performance from the Kumho for the price and weight. The best performance comes from the PS2.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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whats the absoulte lightest tire for the evo? and heaviest for that matter? again, i'm just curious i feel like an 8th grader that just had a great idea for a science project the night before it was due...
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Lightest 18 lbs Conti Sport Contact
Heaviest 29 lbs Goodyear HP Ultra Plus

Looking at summer tires btw
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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Neal, you rule.... any other interesting facts you can throw out?
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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Like how much would dropping 7 pounds per tire affect a ¼-mile time? I would think 28 pounds of unsprung rotational weight would help out a bit. Am I wrong?
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ummm...

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of
footballs.

and

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:17 PM
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Like how much would dropping 7 pounds per tire affect a ¼-mile time? I would think 28 pounds of unsprung rotational weight would help out a bit. Am I wrong?
Haven't really done any research on that to be honest. However, any amount of unsprung weight you can save will help in acceleration and gas mileage.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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Man, I think that would be a fun little comparison... any way tirerack would wanna sponsor that test? All I'd need is a set of conti sport contact's since my RE750s are brand new... what are your thoughts? Theres about a bagillion tests I could run. Like I said, Science project... Even know some PhD Physicists and Engineers. We could turn this bad boy into a scientific study...
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Sounds good to me! I'll bring my G and we'll rip the track up.
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If only it was that simple to get "sponsored"
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Originally Posted by Neal@tirerack.
ummm...

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of
footballs.

and

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Think I've heard the 3,000 cows thing before...

The Venus flytrap takes less than half a second to slam shut on an insect.

Fifteen people are known to have been crushed to death tilting drinks machines towards them in the hope of a free can of soda.

There are 1,860 steps to the top of the Empire State Building

The actual playing time in a Major League Baseball game which lasts about two and a half hours has been clocked at 9 minutes and 55 seconds


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