Wheels....

[Treibenschnell]

Looks like they need some photoshop tutorials cause the side skirts are obviously fake.

Perhaps you need a trip to the optometrist...

[icepenguin66]

Perhaps you need a trip to the optometrist...

Naw! I can see fine!



Must be the picture angle, but that front end looks a bit off to me. A little out of porportion or something. Personally I'm not big on side skirts cause they always look tacked on IMO. The RSX is pretty cool (again too bad the wrong wheels are turning ), I think the original bumper is cleaner looking.

And Good luck getting your car fixed Adam.

[Adam Payrot]

Naw! I can see fine!



Must be the picture angle, but that front end looks a bit off to me. A little out of porportion or something. Personally I'm not big on side skirts cause they always look tacked on IMO. The RSX is pretty cool (again too bad the wrong wheels are turning ), I think the original bumper is cleaner looking.

And Good luck getting your car fixed Adam.

Thanks...

That bumper is the only one I would consider getting, if I had that kind of cash to spend. The opening in the top shoots straight into the intake area, and would let me run the Mugen/Arc/Comptech airbox instead of a CAI. The wider grill opening lets a lot more air into the radiator and brakes. The little lips on the side actually help with downforce a little too. Don't know why it looks off to you, looks just fine to me. It's just as long and wide as stock, maybe it's the grill opening?

[Adam Payrot]

So I was hoping to bump this thread with some pictures tonight, but I don't have the right lugs! The wheels I ended up getting came with long acorns, and I need tuner style.

[johnwag]

What wheels did you end up getting?

[Adam Payrot]

Kosei K1-TS in Gold, 17x8 +35 offset, came w/ "free" Kumho Ecsta SPT 225/45/17's

I will run the Kumho's on my OEM wheels for daily driving, and I have a set of RS2's going on the Kosei's for autocross/track.

[johnwag]

Kosei K1-TS in Gold, 17x8 +35 offset, came w/ "free" Kumho Ecsta SPT 225/45/17's

I will run the Kumho's on my OEM wheels for daily driving, and I have a set of RS2's going on the Kosei's for autocross/track.

Nice! Good Choice. How much do they weigh?
I have the K1-TS on my car in anthracite, 15x7, +42 offset, w/ RT-615's.

[Adam Payrot]

I believe 15lbs... 6.9kg is listed on Kosei's site

Per Google:
6.9 kilograms = 15.2118961 pound

[Adam Payrot]

I found the 615's break-away characteristics crappy, so I decided to give the RS-2's a try. I've heard the same complaints from several others than run/ran the 615's; it's a shame, as I like every other aspect of them.

[Miatamoto]

I found the 615's break-away characteristics crappy, so I decided to give the RS-2's a try. I've heard the same complaints from several others than run/ran the 615's; it's a shame, as I like every other aspect of them.

breakaway characteristics???

[cone-cerned]

breakaway characteristics???

+1?

[altiain]

I'd guess he's referring to the tire's behavior at excessive slip angles. Some tires tend to "break away" progressively (i.e., if you plot slip angle versus friction, you'll see a shallow and steady decline in friction as slip angle increases past optimum), while others exhibit more abrupt break away behavior (steep or exponential decrease in friction as slip angle increases).

[Miatamoto]

I'd guess he's referring to the tire's behavior at excessive slip angles. Some tires tend to "break away" progressively (i.e., if you plot slip angle versus friction, you'll see a shallow and steady decline in friction as slip angle increases past optimum), while others exhibit more abrupt break away behavior (steep or exponential decrease in friction as slip angle increases).

That's what I assumed, but it's not like that tire doesn't "break away" progressively.

[POS Racing]

That's what I assumed, but it's not like that tire doesn't "break away" progressively.

He has had issues turning in the past. He may not want to take any chances!

[Adam Payrot]

Iain got it right. I just don't like how the 615's act if you push them over the edge, they're too unforgiving and don't really give warning when they're about to break loose (at least in my experience with them). They're perfect before that point though.

POS -

[Darron65]

Iain got it right. I just don't like how the 615's act if you push them over the edge, they're too unforgiving and don't really give warning when they're about to break loose (at least in my experience with them). They're perfect before that point though.

I will run the Kumho's on my OEM wheels for daily driving, and I have a set of RS2's going on the Kosei's for autocross/track.

I'd agree that you want lots of warning in a daily driver tire, but not for competition.

[Adam Payrot]

I just put pics up