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Old 10-01-2021, 12:52 AM   #352
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Originally Posted by renfield90 View Post
If there is even one or two big digs (so all other courses), you get destroyed by everyone on 245s. Generally speaking our cars are thrust-limited coming out of digs, not traction-limited, and you are reducing thrust.

Bottom line is wider rubber should help in theory, but the gearing changes add a course dependency factor that is much larger than any extra grip you might get.
Little bit of anecdotal information. A friend of mine has a '14 BRZ, we are both STX prepped (mine is a '17)
He has a better tune, dyno'd both cars same day same dyno, his makes 19HP more.
His car weighs 95 lbs. less then mine.
He runs 245's, I run 255's.

We did a 1st and 2nd gear pull. cars were practically dead even.
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