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Originally Posted by venturaII
So, fitting higher performance tires to gain traction is acceptable, but fitting lower performance tires to make it quieter isn't - even if noise is the primary complaint. LOL What a stunningly narrow view of the world.
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Anything you want to do is ok by me. These cars don't need any improvement to be enjoyable.
High traction tires are a bad idea unless you also fit forced induction. I'm coming around to the idea that the factory chose very good tires in the Primacy. Unless you have a lot more power fitting grippy tires spoils the car somewhat. I still enjoy driving my BRZ on winter tires, even with 260 hp. I'd fit better shocks before better tires, if doing this again.
Trying to reduce the road noise is pointless and impossible to achieve by any reasonable method, or I would have done so by now. The road noise is appalling, but then the engine noise in a Cayman is inexcusably loud. I can tolerate the road noise in preference to Porsche engine noise. Cars used to be quite noisy. The BRZ is much quieter than say a 1966 Triumph GT6 which it otherwise closely resembles.