Miata Mailing List: April 1993, Message #87
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Subject: Tire Pressure (fwd)
   Date: (none)

Forwarded message:
> While I was in my grubbies, I decided to rotate the tires and check the 
> pressure -- the first time I had since I got the car.  To my surprise, it was 
> at 45 p.s.i. (cold)!

Reminds me of the book: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" when Hunter 
Thompson (Uncle Duke in Doonesbury) inflates the tires on the Whale (a 
white caddy convertible rental) to 80psi to "make it handle like a Lotus Elan."

A more performance oriented tire (Yoko AVS Intermediate, A509, etc) should
give you a stiffer sidewall, thus quicker transitions and a slightly harsher
ride.  Anti-sway bars and/or springs would do the trick too...

jdm
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