pirelli p7 cinturato, any good?

[924Srr27l]

Hi, I'm a massive Michelin fan but with respect those old HX's must be like concrete!

They are so hard from new (Bit durable) hence they last so long and many classic cars still have them still on,

I'm not sure when they finished making them but we must be talking 10 years?

Any tyre replacement will feel like carpet ride, and the Pirelli's or other brands Michelin and Goodyear will transform the car.

Are the wheels 7" & 8" x 16" D 90 design?

Roger

 

[al]

morning guys,
the rear tyres on the cab are currently running goodyear pilot hx's. theres plenty of tread left, but are old and beginning to crack so i'm thinkingof replacing them with pirelli p7 cinturato's. has anyone here had them on their porsches? what are the grip in both wet and dry like and any excessive road noise?

many thanks in advance,
Al.

 

[al]

Are the wheels 7" & 8" x 16" D 90 design?

Roger

hi Roger, yes they are. car is completely standard, suspension etc....

 

[924Srr27l]

Are the wheels 7" & 8" x 16" D 90 design?

Roger

hi Roger, yes they are. car is completely standard, suspension etc....

Ok, Cool then I'd recommend these 3

(the first letter is the economy, the 2nd wet braking and 3rd noise)

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance (B A 68db)

Michelin Primacy 3 (C A 69db)

Pirelli P7 Cint (C B 71db)

Roger

 

[al]

hi Roger,

thanks for the input. i'll look into the others.

regards,

Al.

 

[al]

hi Roger,

thanks for the input. i'll look into the others.

regards,

Al.

 

[Dougal Cawley]

Hi

What is interesting to point out is that the P7 is the tyre that Porsche themselves recommend as the best tyre for these cars.

so currently we have

205/50R15 Cinturato P7 N4

225/50R15 Cinturato P7 N4

the 285/40R15 Cinturato P7 is not N4 homologated, but we are selling loads to Germany

Also the 345/35R15 Cinturato P7 is also not N4 Porsceh homologated, but these generaally speaking are only fitted to some pretty extreme cars.

In the near future we will also receive the 16" P7 tyres

first

205/55R15 91Y Cinturato P7 N4

225/50R16 92Y Cinturato P7 N4

then a little later

245/45R16 94Y Cinturato P7 N4

I think it interesting the Porsche themselves have approached Pirelli to make these tyres. In this case not me.

Like Porsche, I would say they are the best tyres for these cars, in that they will handle better than anything else, because they are correct carcass technology. though I would also suggest that when the P7 was made, noise was not at the forefront of Pirelli and Porsches mind. However there is some clever stuff in there design that will help. The most obvious is the different size blocks in the tread which keep the noise down.

 

[scam75]

Any idea of prices for 225 50 16 and 245 45 16?

Thanks

Stuart

 

[blade7]

I had P7's on my 2.8 Capri 25 years ago.

 

[scam75]

Had a look about and be little change out a grand for 4 corners. I'll give that a miss!

 

[blade7]

Had a look about and be little change out a grand for 4 corners. I'll give that a miss!

A quick scan on ebay shows Falken, Michelin, Conti, Kumho and others in your sizes for a lot less.

 

[scam75]

I've seen Conti SportContact and Toyo T1R available in both sizes. All the others I can only see in either front or rear size.

 

[blade7]

I like the same brand all round too, but I wouldn't use the Toyos to save a few quid or to satisfy my OCD.

 

[scam75]

Fair enough. Anyway ordered 2 new Toyo's for the rear from Camskill. £173 delivered. Keeps the 4 corners the same and I'm used to them. I've noticed they have a C wet rating versus B for the Conti's so not much in it and nearly half the price.

 

[blade7]

Oddly in the 195/45-16 size they have an E wet rating. I'm buying front tyres for my daughters car, and with winter coming that didn't fill me with confidence. So I've ordered Falkens for the same money that have an A wet rating.

 

[al]

Hi all,

I did replace the Goodreads with the p7 on the rear, very compliant if a bit noisy. I'm running Avons on the front, and will replace these with the p7's before the winter.

 

[scam75]

I've got a little Hasegawa 1:24 model of a 944T, currently building the fiddly thing! It was made in 1986 and I noticed last night it has Pirelli P7 Cinturato's on it! Old tech indeed! They were possibly the factory tyre back in 1985/86.

Stuart

 

[blade7]

The P7 was a top tyre back then. I only had them on my Injection Capri because the 280 Brooklands came on them, and I bought a set of 280 15" wheels. Now I'd expect something like a Michelin PS to be superior.