Heat Cycling Service GTA

[Travis]

Is there a shop in the GTA that offers a heat cycling service?

[Slowpoke]

Yup. Just loan me your keys for an hour and I'll bring them back heat cycled. :cool:

[13inches]

Yup. Just loan me your keys for an hour and I'll bring them back heat cycled. :cool:

How much does it cost to heat cycle a set of keys?

[Travis]

hehe. Doing it myself on the street is my backup plan. I doubt street driving would do a good job of it though, so I'd be willing to pay to have it done properly if the price is right.

.... unless somebody has a skid pad available.

[Marsh]

Highway will do the job. I've taken a pyrometer and checked. You need about 30 minutes of 100km/h or more. This depends on the tire too. With Kumho Victoracers it was easy. Maybe RA1's will not heat up enough?

V710's supposedly don't need heat cycling and my experience agrees.

[Travis]

People's experiences heat cycling them varies. I figure it's safe choice to heat cycle them. Plus it'd be nice to scrub them.

Khumo's website:
"It is recommended the tires be heat cycled to achieve maximum performance benefits." http://www.kumhotire.ca/ecstaracing/expert_zone.php
I'm not sure if this has been updated since the V710 was released. I realize the A6 doesn't require heat cycling.

[Slowpoke]

You wouldnt want a skid pad because you mainly want the heat to come from belt flexing as evenly across the tire as possible. Excessive side loading new tires creates early wear before the polymers have cross-linked.


How much does it cost to heat cycle a set of keys?

Not sure! But I'm willing to try with yours...

[Travis]

You wouldnt want a skid pad because you mainly want the heat to come from belt flexing as evenly across the tire as possible. Excessive side loading new tires creates early wear before the polymers have cross-linked.

Thanks Slowpoke. 401, here I come.

btw, you guys might find something like this useful:
http://www.adcomarketing.com/images/keychains/200-target-thermometer-key-tag.jpg

It helps me keep my keys at a constant 28 C.

[Marsh]

BTW V710's are never as sticky as they were the first time you use them. If you have the courage to push hard enough they will have unholy grip the first time. If you scrub them in you're essentially just putting an event on them.

[HondaBoy]

I plan to just hit the highway to heat cycle my tires as well. Someone told me that after I put my 1st heat cycle in, that i should take let all the air out of them while storing them. Is this true?

[Stuart]

Do you guys heat cycle your RA-1's?

I guessed that it didn't make a difference except if you get them "not shaved" and then you need to scrub 'em up before they get grippy.

(My definition of a 1st Heat Cycle: 10 mins max, and then put away for 24-48 hours min)

[AFB Race]

heat cycling the old school way it works, 1st cycle go out and bust off 5 good clean semi hard laps, then release the air out wrap in saran wrap to seal them from the elements and store them out of sunlight use them on the next event, now some might have to bust the tyres off the rims and thats ok, this will ensure longer life and stickier quicker for longer and faster results.
If done correctly you will use less tyres in a season, by 1 set based on 10 races, and thats free money to go faster.
I have not heard of or used a tyre that doesn`t benefit from heat cycling, this is from bias ply slicks to radial slicks to toyos, hankook,bridgestones and the list goes on & on.