Recommended Boxster S Tire Pressures for DE

[George3]

Brian Minkin wrote:

George,

I am glad that you had success with the tire pressure. What you experienced is right in line with Michelin's suggestion. Good to hear that you had a good event.

Brian -- The weather was clear and warm yesterday @ SP. Track was clear and hot. No coolant issues on the track (!) Today was another story... rain... lots of spins... guy in front of me went into the wall just after turn 9. I did one decent run and called it a day.

[Brian Minkin]

No you can not run a plugged tire in DE.  The proper way to repair a tire is to put a patch inside the tire and not plug them.  Plugs can come out when tires get hot.

[Brian Minkin]

Sorry to hear about the rain. Makes the track much more challenging and you need to turn it back quite a bit for the rain.  I will drive in drizzle but if its pouring buckets I always sit out that run group. Hope the guy that hit the wall did not do to much damage.

[George3]

He didn't appear to have much damage... just mowed the lawn and hit the tire wall.

Now that my tire is plugged by Knopf, can it be salvaged by removing the plug and doing a hot patch from the inside??

[APXD 30]

I think plugging a low profile tire is a no-no.  Especially at the dealer.

[Brian Minkin]

The plug expands the hole so you can not remove it and patch it.  Pluged low profile tires are definetly a NO NO.

[George3]

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[betegh9]

George3 wrote:

Good advice, Brian. 40 lbs sounds like a reasonable place to start. Would the 40 lbs be for both front and rear, or would you have less in the fronts?

Rule of thumb........ if in doubt. 2 lbs. more pressure at tires under engine location.hock:hock::dude: