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      04-28-2009, 09:43 AM   #1
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TPMS on track??

Do you guys use TPMS on track??
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      04-28-2009, 02:02 PM   #2
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Not when I have 18's with the r-comps mounted. TMPS malfunction warning goes on, but who cares. Not worth the extra expense since I check the tire pressures in between almost every run session anyway.

Although with rain during my last 2 track days, I've been using the stock 19" PS2s with TPMS as my "rain tires" and they work well enough to get some traction.
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      02-03-2010, 12:22 PM   #3
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bump!
any more opinions on this. I'm thinking of going without for my track setup.
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I did not use TPMS in 2009, about 10 track days, and not planning to use it this year either.
I have dedicated track wheels/tires. Change them at the track.
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I asked the same question a while back. I got them and am glad I did!


http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...highlight=tpms
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      02-03-2010, 11:39 PM   #6
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I asked the same question a while back. I got them and am glad I did!


http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...highlight=tpms
This happened on the way home from the track right, I plan on swapping my track wheels out at the track.
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Do you guys use TPMS on track??
For the track, you may want to look into the TPMS emulation module from Macht Schnell, this will allow you to turn on/off TPMS monitoring at will.
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Not when I have 18's with the r-comps mounted. TMPS malfunction warning goes on, but who cares. Not worth the extra expense since I check the tire pressures in between almost every run session anyway.
I think you need to reset/recalibrate your TPMS after you have a different wheel set installed and/or have changed your baseline tire pressure. The system goes off when pressure deviates significantly from your calibrated baseline pressure... not a pressure preset by the factory. (please correct me if I am wrong)

I would definitely use TPMS on the track. You want to know when your tires are out when going at 100 mph+.

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works fine on the stock setup, zero issues multiple days....
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works fine on the stock setup, zero issues multiple days....
? what works fine?
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? what works fine?
TPMS, I would probably add it to my track setup also when the time comes.
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The only minor thing that I have seen with my TPMS on track wheels is that the light sometimes goes off 1st thing in the morning when I bring the cold pressure down to 26lbs. They system probably has a cutoff point around 26 where it thinks that you don't have sufficient pressure.
The light goes off after a couple of laps when the tires warm up and never comes back on for the remainder of the day.
I think the only reason not to get TMPS is the cost, but for $200 I can't see why one would cut this corner.
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I have a spare OEM 18 set, so I'll probably switch those TPMS to the new rims. Probably best 'cos I'll want to DD with the track setup for a few days to break in the tires.
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