[Supras] Tire recomendation

[joe at wilmcd.com]

Bernie, I made 304RWHP on a stock CT-26 so you are over that with the mods
you have. You are probably in the high 300's at the crank if I was to
guess.

I used to have some Goodyear's that were great although fairly expensive.
I now have Yokohama's that aren't bad but they aren't quite as sticky as I
would like. I'm sure the brand doesn't matter as much as the model though.



> Need some recommendations regarding rear tires which will last for a
> while, yet will have enough traction for a mildly modified engine which
> feels a let better than stock:  550cc, Lex, 15-17 PSI boost, 57 trim
> CT26, 3" turbo back exhaust, MHG and the customary mods which go with
> it.  Right now I have Bridgestone 275/40/ZR17's on the rear, bought new
> (the car is a '91 but has '98 17" MkIV wheels).  First gear is useless
> at WOT with reasonable street tires, which is expected, unless I want to
> wind up in the weeds or against a guard rail.  But it sometimes starts
> to wheel hop at about 4500 RPM in second as well.  Yeah, I could add
> traction bars to stop wheel hop, but there would still be the need to
> gain traction.
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> There are some 1000 HP MkIV videos on YouTube which do not gain traction
> at WOT until 70 MPH, but I'm probably not much over 300 HP at the
> flywheel, yet 4500 RPM in second gear is about 50 MPH, as a guess.
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> Last time I looked at tires for a compromise between tread life and
> traction was decades ago in my GTO and Firebird days.  Although I do not
> anticipate driving in snow (or rain for that matter), I might
> occasionally get caught in something unexpected.  So slicks are out.
> This car was intended to be a (30% of the time) daily driver.
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> Comments would be appreciated.
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>        BernieK
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