F430 Scuderia and 16M Tyres

[nigelonich]

Any feedback on non Pirelli options please?

MPSS seem popular but are people using the same sizes and same or higher load ratings?

[MDL111]

can't help you with feedback, but wanted to replace the Corsa with Cup 2 for next year

[Slickhillsy]

I have cup 2's on mine and have just gone back to Pirelli as I personally found the cup 2's, while offering decent grip have a seriously reduced life / wear span. My car is 90% road miles so expect even further reductions if tracked.

[MDL111]

Slickhillsy said:

I have cup 2's on mine and have just gone back to Pirelli as I personally found the cup 2's, while offering decent grip have a seriously reduced life / wear span. My car is 90% road miles so expect even further reductions if tracked.

did you change the geo on your car - I keep running out of grip in corners on the Corsas and was hoping a more track-biased set up plus Cup 2 tyres would cure that (also thought I read somewhere the Cup 2 lasts a lot longer than the Trofeo R)

[nigelonich]

Thanks for the comments and particular the Cup 2 feedback.

Although not K1 rated but with the same ratings I can get Michelin P4s from Costco at a reasonable cost so that is what will get fitted. Michelin states the tyre is 80% road and 20% track so thats perfect for the cars usage. MPSS and Corsas are not available in K1 or sizes or both.

Anything is better than the worn wooden Corsas that are there at the moment.

[isaldiri]

Slickhillsy said:

I have cup 2's on mine and have just gone back to Pirelli as I personally found the cup 2's, while offering decent grip have a seriously reduced life / wear span. My car is 90% road miles so expect even further reductions if tracked.

Have to say I'm amazed by that. Iirc your car is a scuderia and the OEM pirelli is a Corsa? Ime, cup2s are considerably better than the corsas with no downsides as for me anyway as they wore far better, had more grip and were much more stable on track. Personally on any sports car my default choice pretty much is a cup2 now as I think they are actually fine even in reasonably heavy rain as long as one is sensible.

[nigelonich]

isaldiri said:

Have to say I'm amazed by that. Iirc your car is a scuderia and the OEM pirelli is a Corsa? Ime, cup2s are considerably better than the corsas with no downsides as for me anyway as they wore far better, had more grip and were much more stable on track. Personally on any sports car my default choice pretty much is a cup2 now as I think they are actually fine even in reasonably heavy rain as long as one is sensible.

Cup2's lasted pretty well on all my GT3 cars but Supersports only did 2500 miles on my Gallardo. The Pirellis on my Strad dont do well at all as although they take ages to get to the wear indicators the grip levels reduce way before that.

[mwstewart]

Pirelli are dire. I can't fault MPSS, but people tell me the PS4 is better again.

[nigelonich]

Full set of PS4 fitted at Costco for £728 which is less than half the price Ferrari Edinburgh quoted for Pirelli.

Will report back!

[Slickhillsy]

That is a very good price!

[Order66]

A few days late on this, but looking at tyre options for my 458 - the existing Pirelli are simply terrible. I'll also be going to the PS4S after the winter, have driven another 458 with them on and it felt like a different car - the grip difference was astonishing.