Federal FZ-201 - Semi Slick

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

Has anyone tried this tire?

 

[jamesweh]

Bro good stuff, seen it in a Singapore's S2000 in 18" form. I am a fan of semi slicks.

 

[vr2turbo]

Semi slick good for track, not for every day use, especially when wet weather.....

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Has anyone tried this tire?

Track kakis to answer this.....

 

[khoyos]

never tried it, but someone i met tried it, he said superb grip (its on a racecar). but i nearly pengsan when i saw the threadwear rating! its 60 or 80! definitely track use only. will wear out pretty fast on the road hehehe

 

[ftzone]

according to my track junkies friends they mentioned that Federal is better compared to R888 in the tracks.. both grip and threadwear. i am going to try these tyres pretty soon at the tracks. hopefully they are as good as claimed. otherwise S1K, MSS won't use this tyre 2 years in a row. :)

FYI, my 15" R888 after approx. 60 laps in sepang is almost out...

 

[vr2turbo]

Sepang track should be smoother. The old Batu Tiga track really makan tyres one....

 

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

VR2: i've driven semi slicks on the road almost on a daily basis.. it's not an issue for me

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khoyos: i need it for "orange's" rear.. it's very 'tail happy'

 

[vr2turbo]

VR2: i've driven semi slicks on the road almost on a daily basis.. it's not an issue for me

Bro., you know your application, so no issue.
Since this is a public forum, a lot of people will reading and we have to make known and aware of all consequences.
I have members in other forum now complaint that the GY RS Sports they have, after less than half worn, already sliding in the rain....

 

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

Vr2: nothing is as bad as AD07 ;) even my semi slicks doesnt slide as bad during the rain as AD07

 

[khoyos]

bro, i think this fz-201 is more biased to circuit racing use, similar concept to yokohama advan A050, unlike some "streetable" semi slicks like r888, rt-615 or rsr...

i would recommend federal RSR, i believe it is grippy enough for any street applications. orange tail happy so use 285/35/18 hehehe...

 

[vr2turbo]

Vr2: nothing is as bad as AD07 ;) even my semi slicks doesnt slide as bad during the rain as AD07

But some members on the AD-07 mention heavy Rain not good, but damp wet road are still okay.
I am a wet kaki so my tyres mostly Max performance or UHP, not into extreme.....

 

[[PIMPIN]]

bro, i think this fz-201 is more biased to circuit racing use, similar concept to yokohama advan A050, unlike some "streetable" semi slicks like r888, rt-615 or rsr...

i would recommend federal RSR, i believe it is grippy enough for any street applications. orange tail happy so use 285/35/18 hehehe...

Bro, I was thinking of getting the RSR and I've run RT615s before so was wondering what I should expect especially in the wet if I go for the RSRs?

 

[vr2turbo]

Some members mentioned Federal 595RS-R is quite good in the wet. But not heavy rain...

 

[[PIMPIN]]

Some members mentioned Federal 595RS-R is quite good in the wet. But not heavy rain...

I don't expect it to cope with heavy rain. Just interested in its performance in the wet compared to the RT615s.

 

[khoyos]

i have not tried RT615s before so i have no idea how it would fare against RSR. however, if u drive with "sanity" i'm sure the RSRs will be able to cope with any conditions u could offer.

 

[vr2turbo]

i have not tried RT615s before so i have no idea how it would fare against RSR. however, if u drive with "sanity" i'm sure the RSRs will be able to cope with any conditions u could offer.

Same as my friend. He has tried the RSR but not the RT-615, so cannot comment either....

 

[khoyos]

i myself tried RT215 many years back and not 615. also used federal RS but not RSR. RS is light-years ahead of RT215 in terms of wet grip but that does not answer ur question hehehe

 

[TitanRev]

Pimpin, I'm rolling on RSR dry grip is superb, very progressive and predictable. On wet road its performance is still acceptable la...but I didn't try to run them over puddles of water to try the aqua planning....risky..

I think Remus used to roll on RSR on his R33. Maybe he would have a better feedback for RSR on big hp & heavy cars...so far I've seen people using RSR are on hatchbacks or performance sedan like Impreza and Evos. RSR is good for street use.

 

[vr2turbo]

Yup, true also and 215 and 615 also different......

 

[zamiex]

been using this tire for street use for about 2k kilometers now, grips well in dry... wet condition also not bad..