Gdiking Neutral Newbie May 23, 2003 Share May 23, 2003 After about 8000+ km on my ES100, I have some observations. Notice that on my OZ SL 15" + ES 100 combo, I get some kind of 'whup whup whup' noise at around 80 km/h, once I accelerate to 90 and above, the noise disappears and is quiet. Noise level however is still okay for a tyre in this class. It did definitely get more noisy after running in however. Any other comments from fellow ES100 users? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Neutral Newbie May 26, 2003 Share May 26, 2003 same combi as you.... but only 5K+.... the tyres is a little louder than the stock ones... but still bearable.... didn't get the whup whup whup sound.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtecian Neutral Newbie May 26, 2003 Share May 26, 2003 I'm using OZ SL 17" with ES100. Done about 15,000km on them so far and I find them very noisy! No `whup whup whup' noise but just tyre/road noise. They were ok for the 1st 10,000km Luckily grip remains at a decent level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Neutral Newbie May 26, 2003 Share May 26, 2003 time to change to P zeros! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtecian Neutral Newbie May 27, 2003 Share May 27, 2003 They don't bring in P-Zeros in my size anymore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdiking Neutral Newbie May 28, 2003 Author Share May 28, 2003 I want to align my wheels soon. I find that my car pulls to the left (started after I change to 15" from 14"). Also I noticed the wear on the front left tyre is more than on the right tyre, particularly on the tyre shoulder facing out from the wheel arch. Heard that misaligned wheels can cause noise. I only get the noise when going at low speed or around 80 km/h on the expressway, can hear its some sort of rhythmic, cyclic 'whoot whoot whoot' sound if you know what I mean. U think doing the 4 wheel alignment and rotating the tyres will help. I am thinking of doing it at 15K mark now about 1K+ away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie May 28, 2003 Share May 28, 2003 better go soon....damage could be done already... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdiking Neutral Newbie May 29, 2003 Author Share May 29, 2003 Ok, think I call Riverview, see whether this weekend they got a timeslot available for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear June 5, 2003 Share June 5, 2003 Yup, that might be the cause of your problem there. My 15" ES100s are relatively noisy (now done 25k on them), but no speed-variable noises... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Neutral Newbie June 5, 2003 Share June 5, 2003 so am i in luck to be in aspec db? heard lotsa negative comments here abt es100. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear June 6, 2003 Share June 6, 2003 Don't get me wrong, I love the ES100, and would probably get it again, especially at that price. It's always a trade-off between performance and road noise, and to me the choice is obvious. Be careful in the wet, because the Aspecs have a reputation for being quite wayward... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Neutral Newbie June 6, 2003 Share June 6, 2003 yeah a agree. my aspec db a500 did skid 3 times on wet roads... 2 during red lights i a bit late braking then skid lucky still far from the front car. 1 during u-turn outside sp. during the turn nearly hit the side kerb. now really go slow during rain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worker Neutral Newbie June 15, 2003 Share June 15, 2003 (edited) Went to enqure about tyre prices . The Aspec db 500 and the ES100 practically the same price . How much noisier is the ES100 compared to the db . I still leaning towards the quieter tyres , though road holding in wet is not unimportant . What speed were u going when you skided ? Rgs Edited June 15, 2003 by Worker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Neutral Newbie June 15, 2003 Share June 15, 2003 i heard from fellow mcfer that es100 is kinda noisy after some times.... not sure abt the speed i skidded... but guess shd be ard 30kph. can't go fast when i approaching a red light. i saw this yokohama avs db... not same as aspec db... can try enquire on this tyre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic June 15, 2003 Share June 15, 2003 For a performance tyre, ES100 not really that noisy + ride comfort is quite good. Sat in a fren's car shod wif DB b4, didn't really find it all that much quieter than the ES100, instead i found it noisy for a supposedly quiet tyre. Not worth all the risk & skids for probably a 1db reduction, IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Clutched June 15, 2003 Share June 15, 2003 Had ES100 on my ride many months ago when it first came out... had them changed soon after cos it kept skidding... lost all confidence in the tyres... really disliked them but then again... I was the only one who thought they sucked (if u read many previous threads on ES100) Now using SO-3 ... in my opinion, I'll never get another tyre again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeldriver Neutral Newbie June 15, 2003 Share June 15, 2003 30kph and U skidded ??? that's kinda slow to skid leh.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Neutral Newbie June 15, 2003 Share June 15, 2003 coz floor wet. and i brake hard due to car in front of my brake hard too. with regards to the above replies.... guess yoko tyres is not as reliable as i had thought to be. but $70 per pieces is cheap? or i am able to get a better ones for that price? i am running on 14" rims. 185/65/14 is it better for 185/60/14 ??? lower profile... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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