Suggested price for tires?

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Well I have recently aquired a person who is willing to sell parts off his Talon because its Tranny is broke sooo, its the ESi version of the talon I have(1G) and I was wondering 2 things 1. How much should I ask for the tires, they all seem to have near full to medium tread on them with one tire with a hole in it fixed by tires plus. 2. Will this improve my car by a decent amount p185<p205(handling wise)?

Also not related to tires, perhaps in a while I might buy the engine, how "easy" would it be to upgrade my 1.8 to the 2.0 model? Keep in mind his is automatic and I have manual.

Thanks for any help!:)
 
What brand & size of tires, it makes a difference.

As to question 2, swapping engines is usually quite easy but rarely as simple as it should be.
Would you be doing the work yourself or would it be farmed out?
If you're properly equipped with tools & a shop with a lift, I doubt it'd be that hard, easily do-able in a week-end if you've got previous experience.
If you're farming it out, I'd expect to pay for 8 to 12 hours of labor.
 
Yeah, the tire price will vary by the brand name, size, speed rating too. If it's a 205, it's probably 15, 16 inch?
 
What brand of tires are they?
Are they all seasons? Summer tires?
Assuming that his are the P205's, they would be wider then your current 185's, but the sidewall ratio and height has as much to do with the tire's handling as the width does.
I'm going to let somebody else guess what they might be worth, because I don't really have an idea.

As for the 1.8 - 2.0 swap. I wouldn't reccomend it. Time and labor intensive, requiring tools that you probably don't have. It won't be free once you have the engine, either (in all likelihood). You'll probably end up running into problems of some sort.
I think that if you're interested in modifying a DSM, then do yourself a favor and start with the 4G63T. I'll likely be cheaper to simply buy the better base car to work with rather than adapt what you've got.

Hope this helps a little.
 
www.tirerack.com for pricing guide.

Don't forget that a tire's condition is also dependant on it's age and use; exposure to heat, cold and UV radiation all age tires even if they're not 'in use'. So just because it's got lots of tread doesn't mean it's still in 'like new' condition.

Going wider can improve handling. But compound and design are more important factors than just width. A high performance summer 185/xx can offer better grip than an all-season touring 205/yy.

Post what brand and model the tires are; maybe someone here has a set and will give you their opinion of them.


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Crap I'm sorry, well i suppose I was a little vauge, At the very start I had said he has an ESi, I meant the STOCK tires off that. And for he engine swap, I might be in school or be able to use the schools lift and tools for that, but I should bother with it for an extra 40 hp gain?
 
Engine swaps are very time consuming and difficult, even for professionals with proper tools and experience. You can't just drop the engine in, bolt it up and go, since these engines have all sorts of sensors and wires and plugs and stuff going everywhere. Just dropping the engine in the hole is the easiest part of the whole deal. Hooking up all the connections is tiring and complicated without manuals and diagrams or a damn good memory. Experience always counts with mods like an engine swap.

But if you have access to experienced help and a bit of money laying around (unexpected things always go wrong) you could take on the task and have pleasant results.

I might make working on a car sound like hell, and it can be if you aren't fully prepared.
 
Well i would have a very experienced person helping me, but I am still wondering if it matters if the donor car is Auto and mine a manual.
 
I did a motor swap on my car with very little previous wrenching experience, it took a while but I didn't really have any problems. That said, I was swapping in a nearly identical motor. It gets a lot more complicated swapping in a different motor. Honestly, if you don't know if it matters that the other car is an automatic, you probably shouldn't try it.

To answer your question though, it depends on how similar this 2.0l motor is to the 1.8l. It may bolt up to everything just fine, or it might not work with your current transmission, motor mounts, sensors, etc.
 
Thats why I was asking :P Anyways, so anyone got a number that I should throw out to this guy for his Esi Rims and Tires? Again, they have 50-75% tread left and one had a hole that was fixed by tires plus. They are Stock Tire and rims, not sure how old they are, haven't been used for probly 2months+
 

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