Michelin Pilot Exalto 2

[ashusie]

I just changed tyres to 4 x Michelin Pilot Exalto 2... If you have a 172 you need these. Torque steer on the Yokohamas and Continentals was pretty bad yet on the PE2 is almost gone. Grip is really good and road noise is really low. Wet weather handling is great. I had to really get on the brakes today in the wet when a car pulled out infront of me and the car pulled up with no fuss and the abs hardly kicked in. This is probably the best tyre I have ever had on a road car. No I don't work for Michelin lol Thanks to the forum members for putting me on to these

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Glad you like em . They are a great tyre in the wet imo .

 

[Steve]

Only tyre worth having.

 

[Lee]

I liked the Contis, but they didn't really have that much in the way of grip and squealed when pushed. Nice and progressive though. I swapped them for Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 on the 172 and was really pleased with those. But since having 182s I'm sold on the PE2s also. They offer great levels of grip in the wet and dry, and on track with a bit of heat in generate bags of grip. They do go off after a fair amount of laps though, usually when they get very soft.

Pricey, but still the only tyre I'd have on mine at the moment.

 

[Shotgunsjay]

pe2 ftw!

 

[2 live]

i swear by em . as lee says tho. not ideal on track. they dont last very long. altho you will get a full day out of them if you dont mind having a bit of fun with the turn in. watch the sidewals disappear..lol

 

[Lee]

Yeah, you need to up those presure on track to avoid losing the Michelin mans head.

 

[2 live]

pah.



only 1/2 a job there lol. you could see the threads through the rubber, rim protector to thread was a perfect arc lol. no writing, no michelin man.....

 

[Rob Clark]

out of interest what pressure do you run for a trackday ? upto the 39 max as stated in the handbook (for motorway driving)?

 

[Steve]

I ran 29f 27r cold.(exaltos)

If your serious about tracking you need 15's & r888's.

 

[Rob Clark]

fs that low ? mine looked as bad as the pic above just on road use ! @ ~ 35 and thought your sposed to increase psi for track ?

 

[d4ve86]

I usually decrease the psi for trackdays, means more of the tyre is in contact with the track = more grip

 

[Lee]

I usually decrease the psi for trackdays, means more of the tyre is in contact with the track = more grip

But also more chance of the tyre leaving the rim. The increased temperature softens the tyre, and road tyre sidewalls aren't as stiff as track tyres which can run low PSI. The extra load when cornering on track means you should really increase the pressure when running road tyres.

Most track day organisers mention it in the briefing.

 

[Steviant]

If your serious about tracking you need 15's & r888's.

PMSL

 

[al]

I'm on PE2's also, wouldn't fit anything else.

195/50/15V £55 fitted

 

[d4ve86]

By the time you have done a few laps the tyres will probably be higher than road pressures anyway?

If your serious about tracking you need 15's & r888's.

PMSL

lol, i wouldnt says you need r888's there are much better tyres out there, maybe not in the same price range as the r888's tho

 

[Steve]

If your serious about tracking you need 15's & r888's.

PMSL

Whats wrong with them £250 for 4 delivered to my door is good value.

Some of the Dunlops yokos etc i was looking at were over a £100 each.

Forgot, we are not all doing trackdays on a budget, also forgot average income on CS is over 150K per annum

 

[nathanH]

Yeah, you need to up those presure on track to avoid losing the Michelin mans head.

Meh

 

[Ballistix]

what type of Yokohama had you?

 

[2 live]

Yeah, you need to up those presure on track to avoid losing the Michelin mans head.

Meh

i can still see writing on the sidewll. another 1/2 arsed attempt lol

 

[chef]

Anyone know how long these will last under "normal" conditions on the road, not track please?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Normal by my standards is about 16,000 miles in a dci.

 

[Dean]

my pe2s are on 21,000 with around 2.5/3mm left on the front tyres
backs have loads on them, thats with normal driving

great tyres!

 

[ashusie]

Its interesting to see that they are usefull on the track, all be it for not very long. I dont know if i got a good deal but £80 a corner (195/45xVR16) seemed OK and I am well happy!

 

[chef]

dci has loads of torque hasn`t it, seems good to me especially if you can get 21,000 miles out of them on this sort of car, maybe more if they were swopped over etc?

 

[jayxx83]

in my experience with mostly urban driving, the pe2's do last okay. if you want longevity though, pilot primacys are excellent. 18k miles out of a set with hard driving and still very grippy in the wet.