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[Mr Gav]

The new Michelin Pilot Sport 4s is coming out early this year but apparently it has a higher silicon content so probably won`t be as good as the super sport that it is replacing.

Tyre choices seem to be getting worse not better 

We have tried the current PS4 against PSS on same car, and the PSS appear slightly better at cornering, and marginally more stable in a straight line.


I am currently running PS4 on the rear of both my Omegas.

I`d like to try the MPSS on the Z, it`s wearing Vredestein Ultrac Vorti`sat the moment but I don`t have anything to compare them with but I`m not too taken with them.

[Viral_Jim]

I`d like to try the MPSS on the Z, it`s wearing Vredestein Ultrac Vorti`sat the moment but I don`t have anything to compare them with but I`m not too taken with them.

MPSS are the standard-for boots on my current motor, (M140i). In the summer they are simply awesome, even in the wet as long as it's warm. Once the ambient goes below 8-10 degrees as it is at the moment I'm finding them less progressive/predictable regardless of whether it's wet or dry. If you're running a set of summers and winters, I'd recommend them without hesitation. For year round use in the uk, I'd urge caution. 

[TheBoy]

The new Michelin Pilot Sport 4s is coming out early this year but apparently it has a higher silicon content so probably won`t be as good as the super sport that it is replacing.

Tyre choices seem to be getting worse not better 

We have tried the current PS4 against PSS on same car, and the PSS appear slightly better at cornering, and marginally more stable in a straight line.


I am currently running PS4 on the rear of both my Omegas.

I`d like to try the MPSS on the Z, it`s wearing Vredestein Ultrac Vorti`sat the moment but I don`t have anything to compare them with but I`m not too taken with them.

Given that it appears they are slowly being withdrawn, I tried the PS4 in the hope that if they are any good, I might still be able to easily source them in 2 years time.

I won't pass too many comments on PS4 yet, as I have not used them over their entire life, and certainly PS2 and PS3 were great for the first third/half of the tyre, then went to a more slippery (but quite durable) tyre...   ...much to Lazydocker's anguish as we drifted towards the side of a truck when he was helping calibrate the LPG one day .

[STEMO]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

[Doctor Gollum]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

And all utterly irrelevant without using super unleaded

[tigers_gonads]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

And all utterly irrelevant without using super unleaded

And matching K&N cone filter   

[Doctor Gollum]

Now you're being silly

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

I'm very happy with the Goodyear Eagle F1 asy 3 fitted to the mighty Signum. At £75 a corner I have no complaints.

The Dunlop Sportmaxx fitted to my other car are pretty piss poor. Poor wet grip....poor dry grip.....poor mileage. The technology used is probably something left behind by the Soviets when communism finally went 'tits up'

Anything would be superior to the Dunlops.

[STEMO]

I look at something which costs £40 a corner and think.....nah. Then I look at something that costs £120 a corner and think.........no way. Then I settle on something in the middle. Job done.

[Mr Gav]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

I'm very happy with the Goodyear Eagle F1 asy 3 fitted to the mighty Signum. At £75 a corner I have no complaints.

The Dunlop Sportmaxx fitted to my other car are pretty piss poor. Poor wet grip....poor dry grip.....poor mileage. The technology used is probably something left behind by the Soviets when communism finally went 'tits up'

Anything would be superior to the Dunlops.

I thought my Sportmaxx RT`s were very good in the wet and dry, just been looking at the lastest EVO tyre test and the Goodyear F1 asy3`s perform very well with the Dunlops being the best in the wet.

[Mr Gav]

Don't think I would ever get this done to a car of mine , always think it's better as it came out the factory. Do you really need a few extra BHP ? Always very sceptical about increased MPG claims.

Don`t forget that when the cars come out of the factory they have to conform to emissions and noise regulations and the standard maps account for this, whereas a remap doesn`t.

My Z is up 25bhp but it`s the increase in mid range torque that is the benefit not the outright power gain.

As for better mpg.......don`t know, don`t care.

[Doctor Gollum]

Might try the Goodyears on the BMW when it warms up a bit... winter tyres are no good in May

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

I'm very happy with the Goodyear Eagle F1 asy 3 fitted to the mighty Signum. At £75 a corner I have no complaints.

The Dunlop Sportmaxx fitted to my other car are pretty piss poor. Poor wet grip....poor dry grip.....poor mileage. The technology used is probably something left behind by the Soviets when communism finally went 'tits up'

Anything would be superior to the Dunlops.

I thought my Sportmaxx RT`s were very good in the wet and dry, just been looking at the lastest EVO tyre test and the Goodyear F1 asy3`s perform very well with the Dunlops being the best in the wet.

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Most independent customer reviews rate the Goodyears as excellent, and the aged Dunlops as "wouldn't buy again"

[Mr Gav]

Hmmmm.....remap to tyre thread in one easy move.

I'm very happy with the Goodyear Eagle F1 asy 3 fitted to the mighty Signum. At £75 a corner I have no complaints.

The Dunlop Sportmaxx fitted to my other car are pretty piss poor. Poor wet grip....poor dry grip.....poor mileage. The technology used is probably something left behind by the Soviets when communism finally went 'tits up'

Anything would be superior to the Dunlops.

I thought my Sportmaxx RT`s were very good in the wet and dry, just been looking at the lastest EVO tyre test and the Goodyear F1 asy3`s perform very well with the Dunlops being the best in the wet.

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Most independent customer reviews rate the Goodyears as excellent, and the aged Dunlops as "wouldn't buy again"

It all depends on what they`ve been tested on too, as different cars behave differently with the same tyres. EVO magazine used to use three different cars to give a balanced test, last year was just a Focus ST, and judging by the comments on the bottom of each page a lot of poeple were confused why they used a FWD car for a sports tyre test when the target audience is more Cayman,911, R8 and the like.

[Doctor Gollum]

Where's Cem when you need him