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Old 02-23-2009, 11:42 AM
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Old 02-23-2009, 12:05 PM
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How rapidly did the Nitto's heat up to proper temp?


The Star Specs get to temp really quickly, making them a really good Auto-X tire. Did the Nitto's offer the same advantage?
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Originally Posted by Willie Gee,Feb 23 2009, 01:05 PM
How rapidly did the Nitto's heat up to proper temp?


The Star Specs get to temp really quickly, making them a really good Auto-X tire. Did the Nitto's offer the same advantage?
I was doing 20 minute sessions, not 1 minute standing start runs so I couldn't provide data on that. The NT05 and Star Spec both took about the same amount of time to get to their best laps, the NT05 coming in a tad sooner.
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great info thanks for posting this up

>> The Star Specs seemed to like about 37psi hot

Thats about what I found with the OEM 16" sized ones - went up about 2psi and they turned to butter.


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Thank you for this. NT05s are currently my choice of tires to come.
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Nice analysis...thanks for the report.
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