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Old 08-31-2011, 01:49 PM   #118 (permalink)
Methodical4u
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed View Post
Methodical, the thing you need to understand is the tire width benefits we see a lot of times. The nismo has to run huge tires (most guys run 305s in front) to really compete with Sti's and Evo's running 275's at most.
I understand tires and a lot of things come into play when talking about this... however, i'm trying to compare on a stock vs stock basis though. We know the Z has HUGE tires on the car and more contact patch typically will mean more grip. The Z has the tire advantage stock, while the STI's or Evo's etc have the advantage of more torque due to turbocharging with A LOT of boost and in the Evos case computer controlled handling.
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