All,
It is raining hard here outside Washington DC. Perfect day to take the new sneakers out for a ride.
Wife and I took Tideland Pearl out to a nice flooded part of Route 7. Got up to 60 and slammed on the brakes in a big puddle. Car stopped like it was glued to the road. In fact car rides like the road is dry. The Goodyear Integrity did not feel like they were on dry roads even when the road was dry.
Several years ago I was in a really bad car wreck when my Firestone 721 radials hydroplaned. My car spun out and I was T-Boned by an oncomming car, passenger side. I walked out of the wreck but car was literally U shaped. This is why I am paranoid about tires. After todays tire demo, wife has yanked my tire budget...(wife) and will drive Pearl herself if he puts noise ahead of performance (end wife)! So here is what we know so far:
1) Hydroedge fits car fine
2) Really needs to have 42psi front and 40 psi rear
3) Significant improvement in handling
4) Amazing, Unbelievable wet road performance
5) Some tire whine, but as an engineer I have to quantify this somehow. Perhaps with a laptop and microphone.... taking the time to do this would indicate I have no life, but curiosity may get me on this one.
5A) FYI, No tire noise on wet roads, whine is definitely the tires.
6) Not sure if it is impacting fuel economy yet. My first tank I got 45mpg. This one I am getting 42, but it is hot and sticky this weekend and this may be attributed to the AC. I also only have 60 miles on this tank of gas...
It is raining hard here outside Washington DC. Perfect day to take the new sneakers out for a ride.
Wife and I took Tideland Pearl out to a nice flooded part of Route 7. Got up to 60 and slammed on the brakes in a big puddle. Car stopped like it was glued to the road. In fact car rides like the road is dry. The Goodyear Integrity did not feel like they were on dry roads even when the road was dry.
Several years ago I was in a really bad car wreck when my Firestone 721 radials hydroplaned. My car spun out and I was T-Boned by an oncomming car, passenger side. I walked out of the wreck but car was literally U shaped. This is why I am paranoid about tires. After todays tire demo, wife has yanked my tire budget...(wife) and will drive Pearl herself if he puts noise ahead of performance (end wife)! So here is what we know so far:
1) Hydroedge fits car fine
2) Really needs to have 42psi front and 40 psi rear
3) Significant improvement in handling
4) Amazing, Unbelievable wet road performance
5) Some tire whine, but as an engineer I have to quantify this somehow. Perhaps with a laptop and microphone.... taking the time to do this would indicate I have no life, but curiosity may get me on this one.
5A) FYI, No tire noise on wet roads, whine is definitely the tires.
6) Not sure if it is impacting fuel economy yet. My first tank I got 45mpg. This one I am getting 42, but it is hot and sticky this weekend and this may be attributed to the AC. I also only have 60 miles on this tank of gas...