Pilot Sport Cups

[arcamalpha]

What's a good price for these in GT3 (non RS) sizes these days?

[thegoose]

I don't know but it would help if you put whether they're for a 996 or 997?
18" or 19"?

[arcamalpha]

That would help!

997.2, so 235/35R19 and 305/30R19.

£292 and £452 respectively fitted from Blackcircles, but I wonder if anyone has got any good deals from OPCs recently (given the centre locks).

Thanks :-)

[c4srmsims]

Google 'event tyres'

[Al-ambo]

Pneus online showing the 235's for £250 and 305's for £377 delivered.

Edited by Al-ambo on Sunday 27th May 20:50

[ttdan]

c4srmsims said:

Google 'event tyres'

Great supplier but centre locks? Not sure that's in the repotoire.

[wtdoom]

Best place in my experience is track group / track club
Talk to Stephen he is a legend
http://www.track-group.com/

[SonnyM]

arcamalpha said:

That would help!

997.2, so 235/35R19 and 305/30R19.

£292 and £452 respectively fitted from Blackcircles, but I wonder if anyone has got any good deals from OPCs recently (given the centre locks).

Thanks :-)

Call Steven @ Mid Sussex and ask him to beat that deal for you...

[arcamalpha]

Thanks everyone. Will make some calls today.

[legaleagleboy]

Protyre which is part of Micheldever do a lot of these MPSC's ...... not sure what they are like on price.

[arcamalpha]

An update in buying some Cups for my car. Hopefully this proves helpful for the next unlucky person looking to replace Cup tyres!

I saw on the web that both Cup and Cup+ are available (e.g. black circles). Black circles advertise N0 Cup, N1 Cup and N1 Cup+ rears on their website. However they only show N1 Cup for the fronts.

A bit of googling told me the Cup is the softer of the two. I contacted Michelin to check who said;

"The Pilot Sport Cup + is an evolution of the Pilot Sport Cup. The main differences are wider grooves on the interior of the tread design for improved aquaplaning performance and additional sipes on the exterior for improved wet grip. The Pilot Sport Cup has one compound throughout the tyre whereas the Cup+ has a dual compound (soft on the inside, harder on the outside) giving the benefits described."

So for me, the Cup (not the Cup+) was the tyre to have.

I contacted Porsche to get them ordered only to be told they couldn't get the regular Cup any more, only the Cup+. So, fine I thought, I'll get the tyres from Black Circles and get Porsche to fit them.

Luckily, I confirmed my black circles quote with Porsche before ordering because they told me that the N1 tyre black circles quoted for was in fact a Cup+, albeit described as Cup.

So, another call to Michelin confirmed that the N0 is a Cup and N1 is Cup+. They no longer make N0 so everything new (N1) is Cup+ (unless it's been sat on a shelf for ages).

Long story short, N1 Cup+ are now on order from my local OPC at £291 front and £422 rear, fitted.

[thegoose]

Just to add to the confusion I saw a small tyre supply/fit outfit at a trackday that had some new Cup+ tyres (I recognised the difference, having seen them before) that were labelled just Cup. I don't think they were N rated (not even Porsche sizes as far as I know) but just bear in mind that the same may happen to you - the Cup+'s may turn up labelled just as Cups.

[arcamalpha]

Thanks Goose, that's an useful point. I've become aware of that as it caused a bit of confusion when I first spoke to Michelin.

[343bhp]

Is there a long queue for your Michelins ?