[Camaro1973]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

He meant that your car's 1000 rwhp in Sealy (elevation 200 ft) is only 600 rwhp in Denver (elevation 5200 ft)... and we all know how he likes to jest and poke to tease

Someone’s gotta keep these forums alive with laughter…. 😆

[Flexhorn]

Originally Posted by Camaro1973

Must be going deaf or wear ear plugs when driving, those things are noisy.

I ask everybody that rides in my car if they hear the tires and nobody does

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Flexhorn

I ask everybody that rides in my car if they hear the tires and nobody does

'cause they can't hear the question in the first place

[Camaro1973]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

'cause they can't hear the question in the first place

Lol! I was gonna say maybe his exhaust was too loud but your response was better

[19 2SS]

Just had mine put on 2 days ago and I'm loving them so far, I don't notice much noise but then again I usually drive with the windows down so maybe that's why

[JSH]

Just ordered a set of R888R. My 4S are now like roller skates at WOT.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by JSH

Just ordered a set of R888R. My 4S are now like roller skates at WOT.

You should've bought Nitto 555R2s, these Toyos will drive you crazy with their monster truck whine.

[JSH]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

You should've bought Nitto 555R2s, these Toyos will drive you crazy with their monster truck whine.

I looked at those too, but my Lambo friends talked me into the Toyos. Both have a tread wear rating of 100 and a short life, so you shouldn't become emotionally attached to either. My OEM 3Rs lasted only 2,200 miles.

Also, with Kooks LT, hi-flows, and AB, I seriously doubt I'll hear any tire noise.

[ohsmily]

Originally Posted by breakskeet

I can tell you that I have been extremely disappointed with the 888Rs on my ZL1 1LE. They have better cold grip that the 3Rs but they were like ice skates at operating temp. I tried a wide array of hot tire temps from 32-39 psi and the car was always a handful. I went back to the 3Rs and letting them warm up first before going hard I was able to shave 6 seconds off my lap times at Sebring on the same weekend. Lap times went from 2:26-2:28s to 2:20-2:22s. The car was much more stable and I wasn't fighting the car at all during the laps. The 3Rs also gave me good grip through 2 days where the 888Rs would be ok for most of the first day and then really fall off the second day. Maybe they are better for straight line launches but I wouldn't recommend them for road course or track use.

And yes, they are VERY noisy.

I had a similar experience. I lost 3+ seconds at Thunderhill 3 mi course woth 888R tires vs. Goodyear Supercar F1 3R tires. I did not feel good running them.