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Old 05-02-09, 03:07 PM
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so am thinking of going with tires and i have the list to three choices anyone use the sport cup yet? ps2, invo or sport cup these are my choices and may do sport cup just a bit more money; but i dont drive my car much.
Old 05-02-09, 03:30 PM
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What sizes were you thinking of going with?
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I have INVOs on my mustang and I love em, but I have had to have them ordered last time I got a flat because it seems like no one around here carries them.
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Originally Posted by caymandive
What sizes were you thinking of going with?
265/30 19 and 305/30 19 .

i heard the invo were not as good as the ps2 in cornering.
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305's in the rear?


Are these for your 911 turbo???


I have heard nothing but good things about the Invo's
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The INVOs kick *** in the water, I have had all kinds of tires on the mustang and they are the only ones that dont slide the back end out when its wet.
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I have 265/35/19f and 305/30/19r Michelin Pilot Sport CUP tires..................on my Supra! They are the best all around DRY WEATHER tire, period. They dead hook 720 rwhp from a 60 roll in the Supra and on concrete hook 600 rwhp in 2nd gear. I would never ever ever run them on my daily as they suck in the rain and do wear VERY quickly.
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I also have the Invo's Daniel I can take you for a test drive if you like????
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We are talking about three different grades of tire here...

Pilot Sport Cup = street legal race tire - wears very quickly, has almost zero wet traction
PS2 = great all around summer dry/wet max performance tire
Invo = inexpensive, less performance oriented tire

So, out of your three, cost being an issue, get the Invo's; all around drivability, get the PS2's; max dry performance, don't care about money or tread life, get the Pilot Sport Cups...

quite simple if you ask me...

if you are seriously considering the pilot sport cups, you might also look at the new Bridgestone RE11... similar in design, for all out max dry performance... I had nothing but great things to say about the RE01R's they replace but according to the guys that changed from RE01R to the RE11, evidently it's night and day better... just another option...
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Originally Posted by fleadog99
I also have the Invo's Daniel I can take you for a test drive if you like????
thanks matt i need to do that maybe when i get my shirts!

Originally Posted by mitsuguy
We are talking about three different grades of tire here...

Pilot Sport Cup = street legal race tire - wears very quickly, has almost zero wet traction
PS2 = great all around summer dry/wet max performance tire
Invo = inexpensive, less performance oriented tire

So, out of your three, cost being an issue, get the Invo's; all around drivability, get the PS2's; max dry performance, don't care about money or tread life, get the Pilot Sport Cups...

quite simple if you ask me...

if you are seriously considering the pilot sport cups, you might also look at the new Bridgestone RE11... similar in design, for all out max dry performance... I had nothing but great things to say about the RE01R's they replace but according to the guys that changed from RE01R to the RE11, evidently it's night and day better... just another option...
i will look into the bridgestone thanks! i may go with sport cup its my second car and i plan on doing twin turbo soon anyways.
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Sport cups are straight up race tires. If your car is going to be seeing track time then I would suggest them. Otherwise PS2 would be my next choice over the Invo. You just cant beat the quality of a Michelin. I ran the PS2 for about 4 months on my rear and they are just barely exposing the wear bar. Awesome tire!
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FWIW I've got just over 20k miles on my PS2's.
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mine have 7k and the rears are near wear bar!
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