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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 03:59 AM
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when looking at tires, are there any indications about which produce more smoke than others?

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Temp- A tires smoke more than AA tires? or something like that? Or maybe it's the tires with the lower treadwear, like a 200 treadwear tire should smoke more than a 420 treadwear tire?
just curious.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 04:54 AM
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i got treadwear 580 on mine.yea i know its alot. but ive done so many donuts , drift , whatever..lots of smoke > and NO WEAR!!

btw there Toyo Spectrums or something, ill look at them later

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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 04:58 AM
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but soon ill be switching to some 205/55's and about a 300 or less treadwear...
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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Actually yes and no. I have an article translated. The article basicly says that tire pressure, and a higher gear = more smoke. As in pump up your tires to just below their maximum pressure (so when it heats up it will reach or exceed that) and when possiable or when skills allow you to, shift into a higher gear. Spinning the tires more. I am tring to upload the article right now, but not having much luck. Oh well you get the idea.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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Chin do not upload the artcle, remember it was asked that that article stay where it was origionally posted.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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I understand 'How' to create smoke, just wondering if there is a way to identify which tires are 'more' likely to produce a larger amount of smoke.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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FATO's or ARORA's = SMOKE!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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aahh, I thought he just didnt want people using his bandwith. No problem. Anyways you get the idea. I would say it has more to do with skill, and RPM's than type of tires. cause the pros use 200 or less treadwear rating and they uumm are damn smokey hahaha.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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Originally posted by STR8_UP
FATO's or ARORA's = SMOKE!!!!!!!!!

FATE- O'S!!!!! i wanna try get sponsorship with them
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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The pros dont' alwyas use 200 or less. i mean, the limit that FD and D1 have is 160 treadwear or higher. Direzzas and others are like 280-320 usually.

It's always in just testing out which tires smoke better, charles.

Another big thing is tire sizing. You guys running 195's wondering why you're not getting smoke, when i'm on 255's. More tire out back means theres more tire to start smoking when you spin it up. That's the largest thing. Why does that viper or nomuken smoke so much? Oh , I think the 335s and 295s out back might have somethign to do with that

So far big smokers have been

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