Gentlemen, time to confirm everything said from the other side of the pond.
Took quit a bit of time for someone not being anywhere in the states to become
a "family" member, but even without having personally met anyone from
the US members i really have the feeling of having some friends over...
Fastest on a bike was approx. 180 mph and with my car 200 mph at least according to the speedo.
I actually took a photo at 178 mph in the Bentley but after that i thought it is safer to use both Hands on the steering wheel :D
Dan,
actually there is nothing written in german on any tire in Germany. All is in englisch as the producers like Continental etc. sell them worldwide.
here is an ebay link, those tires are W rated, which is 270 km/h or equal to 168.75 mph. This offer is based on 4 tires as a set.
4x...
All of the Z rated changed to Y rated which is 300 km/h or 187.5 miles as a minimum they are capable of.
Ran Y rated tires legally on the Gallardo and Continental GT which has a max speed of 198 mph.
If anyone is interested maybe we can ship them via APO address holders Here in Germany...
I cant speak for the US but in Europe we have several tires which are able to handle that speed.
Pirelli with W or Y rating
Continental with Y rating
Yokohama with W rating
Dunlop with Y rating
E, which diametre are the discs ?
If you have to make an Adapter from spindle to caliper, make it in steel.
I am currently converting a 400mm disc and 8 Piston caliper to work on
my SRT10.
Thanks guys,
I know them all (X2, Cleveland pick a part, etc)
Unfortunately they all want to sell together with gearbox, which i dont need.
If you see or hear something, just let me know.
Thanks
I heard of only a few shops that are able to make it reliable.
The only concern is neither the power or the torque but the limitations
of permanent high speed runs that we are facing in Germany.
So far i killed the transmissions due to high heat on autobahn chases:D
No one has so far a...
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