Opti spark takes a swim
#1
Opti spark takes a swim
It rained like crazy here today and many roads flooded. Had to take my son to work and made the mistake of driving the Z. Had to drive through like 8 inches of water a few times and could only go like 5MPH. My 275/40/17 tires didn't help maters any as they threw water everywhere. I had a V6 Camaro pass me on skinny tires. He was going twice as fast and throwing almost no water.
Dispite this, the Opti spark came through like a champ. She missed a bit more than normal at low RPM, but other than that ran great. It has 104,000 and I figure it's near the end of it'slife anyway. I'll replace it next winter when I do the head/cam swap.
On a side note, I was most impressed with the Bridgestone RE730 tires. They had awsome traction for how wet it was. I hadto get on it quite a bit to break them loose. Kinda wierd because they seem to spin too easy when it's dry out.
Dispite this, the Opti spark came through like a champ. She missed a bit more than normal at low RPM, but other than that ran great. It has 104,000 and I figure it's near the end of it'slife anyway. I'll replace it next winter when I do the head/cam swap.
On a side note, I was most impressed with the Bridgestone RE730 tires. They had awsome traction for how wet it was. I hadto get on it quite a bit to break them loose. Kinda wierd because they seem to spin too easy when it's dry out.
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you gots ***** man. when it rains i drive my truck. Z has been parked ALOT lately. Im thinking of mounting an outboard Johnson V8 GT 300 on it! & replacing the tires with pontoons! Will it ever stop raining!!!!!!!!!
#7
Originally posted by 96capricemgr
I Like the RE730s too, have managed a few 2.0 60s on them.
The opti is nowhere near as fragile or as weak when wetted as most would have you believe.
I Like the RE730s too, have managed a few 2.0 60s on them.
The opti is nowhere near as fragile or as weak when wetted as most would have you believe.
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