The Best Two Things I Have Done This Week

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16-02-2007, 05:26 PM
Kiz_EG6

The Best Two Things I Have Done This Week

First, when i bought the DC2R i am driving at the moment, it had these shitty 195 no name "sava" brand tyres on the front.
The back was clad with 205 yoki ES100's, which are quite good!
Failing finding another set of the ES100's, as they have been discotinued from their range, i have been driving for about 6 months on these solid compound pieces of junk!
Anyway, invested in a set of MAXXIS Victra MAZ1's today, 205's all round.
Nothing short of the most impressive tires i have ever had on a car!!
Going form my previous car, EG civic, having MAXXIS 195's on the front only, the lifespan is pretty good for a silica compound tire such as this.
I would strongly recommend these to anyone who is in the market for some new street tires at the moment!

Secondly, my 1st to second gear synchro is a little worse for wear, doesn't really like being thrown at 8000rpm anymore! Anyway, tried this "Redline" gearbox oil in it and absolutely amazing, it's like a brand new gearbox, i can't crunch it if I try! 100 odd bucks later though, but worth every cent, as i would assume it is going to delay an inevitable gear box rebuild sometime down the track!
16-02-2007, 05:36 PM
PaZzMaN-R

also just put new tires on today altho 195's
car feels freaking fantastic and invincible hehe !!!
DC2R FTW!!!
16-02-2007, 05:38 PM
Kiz_EG6

Awesome man, what you get?
16-02-2007, 05:41 PM
EKVTIR-T

Just curious where you bought the Redline from and how many litres did you get for $100?Thanks for any info :)
16-02-2007, 05:44 PM
Kiz_EG6

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Originally Posted by EKVTIR-T

Just curious where you bought the Redline from and how many litres did you get for $100?Thanks for any info :)

Got it through my mechanic, i think from bursons, bout 35 for a quarter gallon (nearly 1 ltr), car takes bout 2.5 litres! :)
16-02-2007, 05:45 PM
EKVTIR-T

Great,thanks heaps mate :thumbsup:
17-02-2007, 03:10 AM
Samo

u can get red line oils in autobarn ... if they dont have it in stock .. they can order them in ,...

each bottle is just under 4lts ... they're abt $135 at autobarn .. but i seen it abit cheaper ... used them a few times .. they good stuff
23-02-2007, 11:35 AM
xtercii

which redline oil did you get?
23-02-2007, 02:10 PM
Samo

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtercii

which redline oil did you get?

for manual... its a red bottle now .. used to be clear and mtf is blue

its called lightweight shockproof (red bottle, blue fluid)
23-02-2007, 06:47 PM
xtercii

why not use the mtf? thought they are the recommended ones for normal manual honda?
23-02-2007, 07:25 PM
Eclipsor

Been a week now. Do you still have no crunching? Mine stops crunching for a day or two no matter what oil I put in there.

How much did you pay for the tyres?
24-02-2007, 01:21 AM
Lepperfish

I thought redline was bad gearbox oil for hondas?!
Can't remember where I have heard it though, I think it might have been on CRSX.com
24-02-2007, 02:21 AM
panda[cRx]

maxxis are only a relatively cheap tyre, but they are good bang for buck. they're not a 'cheap and nasty' tyre like some others on the market at the moment
25-02-2007, 03:35 PM
Kiz_EG6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipsor

Been a week now. Do you still have no crunching? Mine stops crunching for a day or two no matter what oil I put in there.

How much did you pay for the tyres?

Yeah man, one week, still as it was the day i put it in!
FYI, the car is a 2000 DC2R, bout 130,000 k's on it.
I bought it at bout 120 and it was crunching a little 1st to second, anyway, redline beats a gearbox rebuild!! :)

I got the tyres dirt cheap through someone who owed me a favour, so not really sure what you should expect to pay!!
25-02-2007, 03:37 PM
Kiz_EG6

Quote:

Originally Posted by panda[cRx]

maxxis are only a relatively cheap tyre, but they are good bang for buck. they're not a 'cheap and nasty' tyre like some others on the market at the moment

Yeah man, i agree.
In my opinion, they are only relativevely cheap because they are not well known, compare them to the yoki ES100's i had previous to these and the MAXXIS still kick arse!

My mechanic recommended them, and one of the guys there is running an 11 second torana on them!
25-02-2007, 03:43 PM
Kiz_EG6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samo

for manual... its a red bottle now .. used to be clear and mtf is blue

its called lightweight shockproof (red bottle, blue fluid)

Guys, http://www.redlineoil.com.au/.

Go there, it has an application guide.
25-02-2007, 03:48 PM
Sampson

how much did you pay for MAXXIS Victra MAZ1's ?
25-02-2007, 08:17 PM
Eclipsor

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiz_EG6

Yeah man, one week, still as it was the day i put it in!
FYI, the car is a 2000 DC2R, bout 130,000 k's on it.
I bought it at bout 120 and it was crunching a little 1st to second, anyway, redline beats a gearbox rebuild!! :)

I got the tyres dirt cheap through someone who owed me a favour, so not really sure what you should expect to pay!!

good stuff. I get the crunch too. Might have to give it a go.
26-02-2007, 07:05 AM
Kiz_EG6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sampson

how much did you pay for MAXXIS Victra MAZ1's ?

Look, I got them through a mate, diiiirt cheapm as a favor, can't really say!!
I honestly do not know what you can expect to pay!!
Less thaqn a yokohama/pirelli/etc equivalent...
28-02-2007, 07:25 PM
T-onedc2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiz_EG6

........compare them to the yoki ES100's i had previous to these and the MAXXIS still kick arse!........

But you only had ES100's on the rear you said?

I've got them all round and they very good.
01-03-2007, 07:35 AM
Kiz_EG6

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-onedc2

But you only had ES100's on the rear you said?

I've got them all round and they very good.

Yeah man, you have a point.
Don't get me wrong, i'm not knocking them, i am just wrapped with the MAXXIS's i was trying to find ES100's for the front when i bought them, it's just that yoki have discontinued them and i didn't want to mismatch tyres on the front and back!!