[Roadsters] Fun run

[Tim]

Oh, I gotcha, you were referring to tire size affecting engine 
revolutions.
Thanks
Some days a little slower than others.....
tim



On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Linda J wrote:

> If you look on the 1010tires site there is a calculator to show a 
> comparison of tire sizes and what that means in terms of the number of 
> revolutions per mile. So taking 175/70/14 as my current tire size, a 
> 185/65/14 tire would "revolve" 8 times more in a mile( according to 
> memory). This creates a little higher amount of rev or work for the 
> engine to go 60, and it also shows what the difference is on the 
> speedometer. The calculator gives other specs too. The difference is 
> small between the two tires mentioned.
>
> Linda
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Jul 15, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Tim <tputland at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Well, since you shared, I have a question based on your tire report:
>>
>> What do you mean when you say "reving issue" please?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Linda J wrote:
>>
>>> Oops, just sharing some tire info. Must watch typing
>>> Linda
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>
>>> On Jul 15, 2013, at 8:52 AM, Linda J <ljordan704 at netscape.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Bill
>>>> We did a fun run up to the Angeles forest, much cooler up there. 
>>>> I'm sure
>>> you
>>>> saw the 311 thread. The Sumitomo tires are so much better, not as 
>>>> hard,
>>> quiet,
>>>> and hold pretty well. I got them from onlinetires.com and picked 
>>>> them up.
>>> On
>>>> the freeway I did not notice the reving issue, even listening. One 
>>>> thing I
>>>> notice now is that the wheels stick out more than I would like. I 
>>>> have been
>>>> thinking about some other type of wheel to get. Just don't like the 
>>>> idea of
>>>> stuff being pitched back along the car. We'll see.
>>>> How is Dave's car coming along? I know you needed to reorder some 
>>>> parts.
>>>> Rockauto is good if you know the exact part
>>>> More heat today, same there?
>>>>
>>>> Linda
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