General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
10-02-2006, 09:59 PM
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General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
Ok so a few days ago Im cleaning my car. Checking oil, Checking filters, inspecting tires etc.. and I find that my stock tires (cooper) are jus about ran there life so I say ok I need new tires. I run Size: 245/45WR17 normal stock size
So I check around and check out pricing etc.. now I dont have a lot of $ to throw around on my rides tires $400 or so the max so I wanna find an afforable performance tire at a resonable price. I do some research and I find this General Exclaim UHP Size: 245/45WR17 tire. Suppose to be a budget tire made to contend with the big boys (goodyear, bridgestone, etc..) Now of course I go to the reviews and test results and from what I can gather this is a damn good set of tires to get. All the details and Reviews on it you can find here Click here
Now this thing has done extremely well in tests and have gotten damn good reviews so I said what the hell I buy a set of 4. Total came to $360 or so with shipping not bad for a set of new rubber. Now I wont be able to tell you how they react until saturday which is when I can get over to the hot rod shop and mount these tires on the rim, Balance and align them and use some Nitrofill. Not bad for 360$ and get 4 brand new tires, Alignment, Blanacing, nitrofill but yea I do all the work but hey im saving $$ so what the hell!
I am excited to test these tires out I got them today from UPS and they are unique I will post some pictures to show u guys.
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So I check around and check out pricing etc.. now I dont have a lot of $ to throw around on my rides tires $400 or so the max so I wanna find an afforable performance tire at a resonable price. I do some research and I find this General Exclaim UHP Size: 245/45WR17 tire. Suppose to be a budget tire made to contend with the big boys (goodyear, bridgestone, etc..) Now of course I go to the reviews and test results and from what I can gather this is a damn good set of tires to get. All the details and Reviews on it you can find here Click here
Now this thing has done extremely well in tests and have gotten damn good reviews so I said what the hell I buy a set of 4. Total came to $360 or so with shipping not bad for a set of new rubber. Now I wont be able to tell you how they react until saturday which is when I can get over to the hot rod shop and mount these tires on the rim, Balance and align them and use some Nitrofill. Not bad for 360$ and get 4 brand new tires, Alignment, Blanacing, nitrofill but yea I do all the work but hey im saving $$ so what the hell!
I am excited to test these tires out I got them today from UPS and they are unique I will post some pictures to show u guys.
[IMG]local://upfiles/50413/B060075D284349F490CA12FB808D7224.jpg[/IMG]
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10-02-2006, 10:30 PM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
10-02-2006, 10:49 PM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
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nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
But now Im more focused on the new age mustang stuff 04 and later they are very impressive they dont the credit they deserve imo.
10-02-2006, 11:01 PM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
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Yea that camaro has been a sweet ride for me and a sleeper =) until my tranny went TH400 gotta drop it out and see what happend . 350 Chevy SB N/a tapping the high 11's. I always get **** when i go to the track with it. There like noway your hitting high 11's low 12's in that lead sled. Any faster then 11.50 I would have to have a roll cage so im like pushing it.. Been running it for over a year with those 1/4 times Thanks to my friends at my hot rod shop who helped me build that engine from the bottom up with (Secret recipe) . Im jus sorry I didnt take the time to do the tranny myself had another shop do a rebuild and now its ****ed so Im gonna go back there and lay the smackdown[:@].
But now Im more focused on the new age mustang stuff 04 and later they are very impressive they dont the credit they deserve imo.
ORIGINAL: dubarado
nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
But now Im more focused on the new age mustang stuff 04 and later they are very impressive they dont the credit they deserve imo.
10-02-2006, 11:06 PM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
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Gotta love sleepers!!!!
ORIGINAL: Steve04GT
Yea that camaro has been a sweet ride for me and a sleeper =) until my tranny went TH400 gotta drop it out and see what happend . 350 Chevy SB N/a tapping the high 11's. I always get **** when i go to the track with it. There like noway your hitting high 11's low 12's in that lead sled. Any faster then 11.50 I would have to have a roll cage so im like pushing it.. Been running it for over a year with those 1/4 times Thanks to my friends at my hot rod shop who helped me build that engine from the bottom up with (Secret recipe) . Im jus sorry I didnt take the time to do the tranny myself had another shop do a rebuild and now its ****ed so Im gonna go back there and lay the smackdown[:@].
But now Im more focused on the new age mustang stuff 04 and later they are very impressive they dont the credit they deserve imo.
ORIGINAL: dubarado
nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
nice... they don't look too bad... General Grabbers... that's the tires I had on the 77 (the ones it cam with) and they weren't too shabby... but that's 20 year old technology!!!! So good luck with the new tread.... and i like the early 70's camaro... +1
But now Im more focused on the new age mustang stuff 04 and later they are very impressive they dont the credit they deserve imo.
01-19-2007, 03:43 AM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
Dragging this one back out of the closet. I'm about to get some new meats and was looking at em. $79 a pop right now at the rack. Steve04GT how are they working out?
01-19-2007, 03:49 AM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
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LOL yes.. good example of this is the Buick Grand national. A guy I knew had one and man o man was that thing fast!!! and only v-6 supercharged!!!
LOL yes.. good example of this is the Buick Grand national. A guy I knew had one and man o man was that thing fast!!! and only v-6 supercharged!!!
01-19-2007, 03:59 AM
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RE: General Exclaim UHP (the New Secret Tire weapon? or POS?)
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I always get **** when i go to the track with it. There like noway your hitting high 11's low 12's in that lead sled.
I always get **** when i go to the track with it. There like noway your hitting high 11's low 12's in that lead sled.
P.S. to mvr: Grand Nationals are (IMO) one of the most ugly *** 80s piles around (G body platform), BUT the 3.8L turbo in those things does have the ability to run high 12s just on slicks and a good driver, those cars are not to be f-ed with. Same motor they used in the GMC Typhoon and Cyclone AWD pick-ups that did a fair deal of *** hauling themselves.