Friday night topic - most power through most narrow tyres
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The old Sierra Cosworth had 200bhp going through a mighty 205/50 tyre. Yes old skool compounds and 50 profile! The C43 I ran for a while had a 245 rear tyre for 300bhp.
Even a Corsa 1.4 gets 215 nowadays, such is progress. Cough.
So reversing this trend of ever widening tyres, for Friday night which man, or lady, drives a car with skinny tyres and large bhp through the driven wheels?
Is there anyone with more than 200 bhp with less than a 205 for instance?
I am sure there is. Show us your metal. Or rather lack of it.
Even a Corsa 1.4 gets 215 nowadays, such is progress. Cough.
So reversing this trend of ever widening tyres, for Friday night which man, or lady, drives a car with skinny tyres and large bhp through the driven wheels?
Is there anyone with more than 200 bhp with less than a 205 for instance?
I am sure there is. Show us your metal. Or rather lack of it.
As manufactured in 1937 for tarmac road circuits and hillclimbs.
637hp, <750kg, 7.00 x 19 (cross ply - so less than 175 contact patch?)
The sound of it in the mountains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcFn8KDq0SM
The same pass the two british men sadly died driving yesterday.
Edited by M11 MFP on Saturday 25th July 10:27
M11 MFP said:
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Possibly the least tyre vs power as manufactured.
The sound of it in the mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcFn8KDq0SM
Nice. Can't understand why the drivers throttle control was so awful though.Possibly the least tyre vs power as manufactured.
The sound of it in the mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcFn8KDq0SM
My 550i Touring has ~370/370 going through 245/45/18
Some reason the 18's on the E60/61 aren't staggered, with the 19 inch option running rear 275's on the saloon the touring (from around 2009 onwards) got the front fitment on the back, so still a 245 but 35/19
It does struggle a bit.
Some reason the 18's on the E60/61 aren't staggered, with the 19 inch option running rear 275's on the saloon the touring (from around 2009 onwards) got the front fitment on the back, so still a 245 but 35/19
It does struggle a bit.
kambites said:
speedtwelve said:
Years ago when I had a Lancia Delta HF Turbo it was putting (as standard) 140bhp/140 lbft through factory-spec 165 section tyres. Even for the late 80s it was a tad undertyred...
Surely it was putting it through all four wheels though? That's cheating. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff