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Originally Posted by M0nk3y
ECS wear very quickly. They kind of have a dual compound type nature to the tire which is grippy at first and wears off rather quickly as you go through the tire. I noticed considerable differences even before the D/W started to wear away...
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Are you saying grip decreases with wear? Will keep eye on relative performance per event...
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PS4S is substantially quicker in both dry and even quicker in the wet.
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Car and Driver test shows the PS4S quicker in the dry and Conti quicker in the wet.
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...-test-feature/
I'm kinda guessing that same vs. same the PS4S should be at least half a sec quicker in the dry, but maybe not, CSGMike suggests otherwise...
I decided to run Bilstien B8s in place of stock dampers so I'm taking a point there which bumped my min weight up a bit. So I'd have to run ballast even with 225 PS4S. I think 245 Contis at 2907 lb. should be about equal to 225 PS4S at 2965 lb.
Also was super-disappointed with Michelin PSS I ran for a couple of seasons on the street on my FD.
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I don't think you went wrong, both have their strengths. You may find the ECS to be a bit soft sidewall wise. Sizing the PS4S to 225s I think may have actually paired real well with a 17x9 tire. That tire tends to chunk shoulders if you try to push it too much.
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I was thinking the same thing, but other reasons tipped it to the Contis.
Have you run both PS4S and Conti ECS?
Tad bit late now but curious if you have comparitive lap times...
See how it goes at the track! If Sash kills me running more weight with less power on Rival S tires, I might consider those plus significant ballast...