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| woobn8r |
 May 25 2007, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 607 Joined: 7-January 07 From: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,435 Region Association: None  |
Stirrin the pot FRIDAY....
With my 3.2l project 914 I had planned on "goin' all the way" with respects to everything....and then I got thinking (always a dangerous moment)... If I run 205 tires on a narrow body vs. 225 tires on a GT flare...how much do I really lose/gain? 245s are probably too wide without a V8... insomuch as you would be hard pressed to use the entire capibility of that size with a 4 or mild 6 (unless you are a pure race car)....and the increased steering effort on the street may not be an advantage.... So lets assume we have the 205 / 225 choice .... You gain about 1/2 inch in tire width which is about 3/4 sq in per boot... 3 sq in total contact patch increase.... the rolling resistance of the 225 is greater... and the drag from a wider body increases.... Roll cente stays about the same.... More weight (true it's unsprung weight, but you still have to turn it)... It looks cool.... WAIT! Is this the only reason we flare a street 914? ...it looks cool?..... Hmmmm...whaddya think? Is there any good reason (other than aesthetics) to run a GT flare on a car that is not a pure race car? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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woobn8r Flare or not to flair May 25 2007, 10:41 AM
ptravnic It looks cool is a good enough reason for me. May 25 2007, 10:46 AM
RoninEclipse2G
It looks cool is a good enough reason for me.
... May 25 2007, 10:52 AM Rough_Rider Ping drgchapman, he's currently running a narr... May 25 2007, 10:58 AM drgchapman
Ping drgchapman, he's currently running a nar... May 25 2007, 01:02 PM Justinp71 Check this out...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/in... May 25 2007, 11:06 AM URY914 Flare! May 25 2007, 11:15 AM BK911
You gain about 1/2 inch in tire width which is ab... May 25 2007, 01:22 PM GTeener Flare :wub: May 25 2007, 01:37 PM SirAndy
If I run 205 tires on a narrow body vs. 225 tires... May 25 2007, 02:13 PM woobn8r
typicall engineer ... you think too much ... :pok... May 25 2007, 08:01 PM SirAndy
ever parallel park your 914 with 245s all around?... May 25 2007, 08:51 PM woobn8r Andy.....I like what everyone has to say....and I ... May 26 2007, 09:37 PM  |
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