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Re: engine types [maltb]
by bigblue4101
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Jan 04, 2008 (5:18 pm)
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Replying to: maltb (Jan 03, 2008 3:37 pm)
Maltb, I was thinking of putting a V6 in it. however, I am not sure of where to look for such an engine. I want one that will put out around 300 Hp and torque. Has good fuel economy. And I want to turborize it, to give it a little more power. can you give me any advice on where I might obtain such a motor?
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- #23978 of 24037
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Re: engine types [bigblue4101]
by maltb
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Jan 09, 2008 (8:05 am)
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Replying to: bigblue4101 (Jan 04, 2008 5:18 pm)
I was being sarcastic in my original response. The money you will spend making a V-6 fit and work properly would be better spent on a car closer to what your target is. The weight of a v-6 is going to make the car handle even worse and your torque steer will be horrible.
Does this car have some sentimental value or are you just looking to make the ultimate sleeper stoplight racer?
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Re: 205/55/16's [iamz]
by mackeroni
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Feb 10, 2008 (7:04 pm)
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Replying to: iamz (Apr 14, 2005 6:07 pm)
Terry... I was wondering how the 205/55/16 size tires are working on the Protege5. I need new tires and want to switch to Michelin X Radials, 80,000 mile tires. I've been running T/A 205/50/16's, but they only lasted about 35,000 miles.
Anyway... let me know if you have any advice. Thanks! Mackeroni
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Re: 205/55/16's [mackeroni]
by autonomous
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Feb 11, 2008 (4:39 pm)
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Replying to: mackeroni (Feb 10, 2008 7:04 pm)
T/A 205/50/16
Are they the BFGoodrich V rated tires?
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Re: 205/55/16's [autonomous]
by mackeroni
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Feb 13, 2008 (7:23 pm)
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Replying to: autonomous (Feb 11, 2008 4:39 pm)
Yup. T/A V's. Why do you ask?
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Re: BFG T/A 205/55/16 V rated [mackeroni]
by autonomous
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Mar 06, 2008 (9:49 am)
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Replying to: mackeroni (Feb 13, 2008 7:23 pm)
I am riding on them myself. Since they have under 10K miles they are fine for now. I thought they were rated to last approx. 60K.
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BFG T/A
by fritz1224
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Mar 07, 2008 (6:51 pm)
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They won't last anywhere near 60k. If you get 40k out of them you will be doing good. When I bought my set I thought it pretty unusual that a V rated tire could get 60k, but because of the difficulty in finding this size tire, I bought them knowing the 60k mileage hype was bull. I had Sears replace two of them at about 25k because of the excessive wear. They did it without any fuss, but told me I should rotate them every 3k instead of the 5k schedule I was using.
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BFG T/A : Rotating uni-directional tires [fritz1224]
by autonomous
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Mar 10, 2008 (12:40 pm)
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Replying to: fritz1224 (Mar 07, 2008 6:51 pm)
Interesting that you mentioned rotating these tires. When I originally rotated them I followed the usual cross pattern (Right Front rotated with Left Rear; Left Front with Right Rear) and then experienced some awful driving. When I brought the car in for an oil changed I asked the tech at the dealer to do a wheel alignment. They checked the tires and realized that these tires are uni-directional and do not use the cross pattern in the rotation (i.e they are rotated Right Front to Right Rear and Left Front to Left Rear). He told me that if I had kept running on them I could have ruined the tire plies. The tires sure enough ran much smoother as a result. Bonus: I was not charged for a wheel alignment!
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Arrows
by moparbad
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Mar 12, 2008 (5:45 pm)
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If the tires are uni-directional then there are arrows on each tire to indicate direction of rotation.
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Re: Arrows [moparbad]
by autonomous
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Mar 13, 2008 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: moparbad (Mar 12, 2008 5:45 pm)
If the tires are uni-directional then there are arrows on each tire to indicate direction of rotation.
True!
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