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Old 07-26-2004, 10:51 AM
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Do you guys use a block heater? Or will it even have any clearance with the turbo?
Old 07-26-2004, 11:06 AM
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I don't think it gets that cold down here in PA. I drove my old turbo civic the one that got stolen up to my winter house in old forge NY and it was *** cold out and did not have any problems.
Old 07-26-2004, 11:16 AM
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i didnt have any probs at all when i drove mine thru the winter.
Old 07-26-2004, 11:17 AM
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Block heater will not fit with the turbo there. I tried it.

Unless of course you are running the sidewinder type manifolds.
Old 07-26-2004, 11:19 AM
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Drove my car last winter. Went down to -30C a couple of times. The car started fine without block heater.
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drove mine through the winter ... of course the coldest it got here was like 30 deg.
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i like mine better in the winter.. runs better..lol.. never had problems
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I drove my car in the winter here in colorado and it was fine.
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I definitely wouldn't recommend you going into too much boost if your car isn't up to temp. Just my .02
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegmech &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I definitely wouldn't recommend you going into too much boost if your car isn't up to temp. Just my .02</TD></TR></TABLE>

That doesn't have anything to do with winter driving though, because that is good advice no matter what the temperature is.
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Well here in Canada, it gets pretty cold. Are there any aftermarket block heaters that will work?
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