i juss put my kit on this summer and winter is comin soon and i dont really have money to buy a winter beater. I really dont want to drive my car in the winter cuz of the salt, and to keep the miles down on my setup. Juss curious of how many people drive in the winter.

 

i was kinda wondering the same thing.... i'm in minnesota and i live in a city that looks like san fran the way its built on a big hill.. so the engine is usually working.. and our winter is pretty harsh.. i know the factory turbo cars are fine with the winter here..

my question is.. what on a custom turbo setup would be the weak point that would make it inferior to a factory setup? or would it be just as good or betteR?


plus.. i wonder how much more power i'll make on below zero days..

 

i'll be running my **** all winter although its not my daily driver i will be taking it up to ski resorts in ****.

 

Up in Canada here (brrrr chilly)
Already ran 1 season @ 8.7PSI on an RS.
This winter will be @ 12PSI.

I'll let you know how it goes.

 

it's not my daily but I do drive my car in the winter without any problems yet

 

I drove mine for 5 years daily. Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail whatever and it was fine. My only recommendation would be an obvious one, stay out of boost on the really slick stuff and you will be fine

 

boosted F23 accord here running 7psi its 1st winter running on FMU setup, now going on 2nd winter now running 15psi street tuned on AEM EMS, look forward to dialing in my Air Temp Fuel Trim.

AEM EMS ()\/\//\/S!

 

just turbo 4 mths ago
and i am not looking foward to this winter

it was bad N/A doing 90 mph on the speedo while moving at 30 during snow storms...
cant wait to see the damn turbo spool


but i hope it isnt as bad

 

I have for years, its no different than any other car. If you do loose traction the turbo needs a load to spool up which there wont be enough load and you shouldnt be driving hard enough to spool the turbo anways. Just because a car goes faster does not mean it has to be driven faster, some people are retarded.

 

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Haha... yeah, that's about all it adds up to. Going on it's third winter turbo... Should be fine!

Matt

 

Yeah right now I'm contemplating buying a longblock instead of a winter car. This way I can build the motor over the winter and drop it in in the spring....It'll cost the same either way....choices

 

Drove my hatch all winter the days it was REAL cold I was loving the days it was snowing It would no bullshit take me 25 min to get it outta my backyard in like 6 inches of snow it was so bad the tires just kept spinning no matter what

 

I'mma injoy this winter, I'm building the new setup so it'll give me something to do. I may replace my screen w/ a nice filter instead tho

 

Winter is the best time to dirve ur ride (espically if it's a turbo) cold air = faster ride

 

When its really cold out you will love the increase in power but you should be fine Just stay out of boost on icy roads,Im in the south but grew up in NY so I know how winter gets

 

A question on this topic... when ur tuning, do you tune for 12:1 in the summer so that when winter comes around it drops to 11.5:1? Or is it the other way around? I forgot.

 

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other way around.

 

I did it last winter and i'd do it again this year. Only difference is I put back the stock suspension this time.

Pictures from last year.








Modified by Maxime at 10:40 AM 11/7/2004

 

What the heck? Why are the people from southern states even posting in this thread? Driving your car in a california/texas/sc/etc winter is nothing like the northern states. Even if you drive it into the mountains it isn't the same.

I live in minnesota and I don't drive my car in the winter, although not because of the turbo. I think as long as you don't lay on the gas as soon as you start it up you should be fine, give it enough time to melt the ice that forms on the turbine.

Also, if your pipes are mild steel and aren't coated with something I wouldn't drive in the winter. I think most kits area stainless.

 

I drove in the winter, I just avoided the large snow storms. When there was an inch or two on the ground, it was fun as hell. .
Do you guys really need to go out driving when there is 6+ inches of snow on the ground?
Most of the time there is just salt all over the roads, (after the snow storms) and I just wash my car when I get home, so the salt doesn't sit there.

 

I was thinking about this as well. Since the baby is going to be getting built this winter.

Instead of buying a car from a dealer, you should really look into car auctions. They go for surprisingly cheap. Like a pay check or two cheap. And, you don't care about it, so if you go into a ditch, wreck it, no biggie you only spent a few hundred, and, you can always get another, or drive your car.

Then again, your winters might not be as bad as ours.

 

my bitch goes away for the winter, I could never drive her in all that crap. I'm glad to have a Toyota Camry for a winter beater

 

My car only comes out when the weather is nice in the winter.

 

it can be a pain in the *** in snow if you have a serious race clutch.. but then again if you have a serious race clutch you should also have a beater

 

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