My '02 Lanos SE

proudy · Post by **proudy** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:58 pm

well when you get new tyres ask them to move the rears to the front and put the new ones at the back that way your tyres last longer. That is what i did.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:49 pm

theoritically speaking you are right but having old tires at the front is not a good idea... you accelerate, brake and steer through the front tires so thats where your best grip should be.

i replace all my 4 tires the same time and i rotate them every 5,000 kms so that at the end of the 40,000 kms torture course that i give them they are all evenly worn out.

MMamdouh

proudy · Post by **proudy** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:15 am

yeh but my tyres i moved to front are pretty much brand new anyways, so my new ones would last longer i put them at the back.

It worked fine for me. But i dont know what kinda tyres he has at the back, so i dunno. and buy the way i wrote that at 1am in the morning and tired as hell, didnt want to watch some crappy movie which my friends were watching. Frigin Freaky Friday, God I hate Lindsey Lohan.

Dave

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:43 am

proudy, u got a good point there of just evrytime moving the rear less worn tyres ot the front and replacing the rear tyres instead. Other than that, just switching them over evry now and then (either 6 months or 12 mnths, depending on my driving) would also work.

And I hate 'Freaky Friday' too... it's even worse than the original!

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:57 pm

In a rainy environment it's not suggested to put worn tires in the rear...http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTiresRear.dos

Even with FWD i wouldn't suggest it...

See... I don't worry about it as much as it's not as rainy in arizona as it is in other parts of the world...

And also this doesn't really matter if your tires have almost the same amount of tred as when you bought them... (IE only had them for like, a month or two...)
~Kyle

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:40 pm

as far as i know, from tech specs on various websites... the 0-60mph sprint time of the 1.3 sohc lanos is recorded at around 15 secs. when i first got my car... this was true. earlier today i did a lil sprint again... and it was just over 12 secs... today is also been the hottest day in the last 2 weeks.

my custom induction kit seems to be working...

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:37 pm

are you sure of that 0-60 time??

i mean the standard 4 door 1.5 SOHC with 84 HP does the 0-60 in 12.5 seconds and it weights 1036 kgms.

if you do it now in a bit over 12 seconds then you should have gained some 10 HP by installing the cone filter to go from 74 to 84 HP and do such performance from a 1005 kgm car... no CAI or SRI mod ever added 10 HP to a Woo so again i ask: are you sure?

MMamdouh

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:23 am

here is the page where i found the tech spec: http://www.wisebuyers.co.uk/motoring/ca ... /DE000167/
ive seen other website with pretty much the same info.

i'll do a few more tests tonite when we go for a cruise. it mite not be that its added 10HP, but becos my air filter is located in the wheel well, it could just be the colder air adding a little more torque, which makes up for the extra accel.

like i said, i'll do a few more 0-60 runs when i can.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:04 pm

as per that page your car in stock setup should do a 0-60 in 15 seconds... you took off some +- 2.5 seconds with the cone filter alone and that what made me ask about the accuracy of your calculations.

more 0-60 runs is a good idea indeed.

MMamdouh

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:25 pm

got a few new additions for my car... observe:

and... soon to be built in:

(sorry bout the BIG photos.)

what do you think of the ' sports badge'
and i'll post some pictures of the sub once its installed.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:04 pm

several more new additions:
blue tint fog lights, (not in yet.)
and a pipercross cold air feed pipe for the air intake. (not in either)

pictures coming soon.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:08 pm

got a box built for my sub... still waiting for an amp tho. anyways, the box is covered in blue velvet:

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:11 pm

ah yes and i've got my PiperCross cold air feed pipe in... it works a treat!

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:20 am

finally i have a part-mesh grille on my lanos.

hav a look: