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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ
I believe there is a mold release agent on tires that wears off after a few hundred miles. Could that have been the problem with your tires?
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I'm familiar with mold release. I usually drive a car hard for a bit after installing new tires to quickly wear it off the tread surface. It doesn't last more than a few miles.
I drove a 944 with ES100s, and they seemed to perform pretty good, so I went ahead and put them on the 911. Well after the mold release was gone, my 911 simply overpowered these tires. I should note that my 911 has been modded- 3.2 with short gears in a 2200 lb 1973 coupe, while the 944 was stock.
Acceleration, cornering, braking, didn't matter. The ES100s gave up traction way too early for safe driving. I switched to Bridgestone S0-3s for street driving. Like night and day difference.
As stated above, the ES100 is simply an economy tire. It does a good job of keeping the rims off the pavement, but not much else. Definately NOT a high-performance tire.