To all the guys that are daily driving their cars this winter..
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To all the guys that are daily driving their cars this winter..
O.K. so, recently, my hair started to thin a bit, and have realized that all those years of thinking i would always be young and do foolish things and get away with them are starting to fade away...
with that being said, i mounted some new dunlop snow tires on my 996 and intend to drive it this winter from NYC/Baltimore/Philadelphia. The car has 500rwhp, and has an abnormal amount of low end torque. (UMW software- the original. probably the best tune on stock k24s i've ever experienced. many on here have driven my car and always thought i was a k24/18 car)
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This will be my last 6 months of owning this car and need to make sure its relatively safe and reliable this winter.
The transmission becomes really hard to get in gear in 30 degree weather. should i have the fluid replaced ? i think the last time it was replaced was 2 years ago when i had the 2nd gear popout issue resolved
I converted my car to RWD and have no way of going back to AWD.
I am under the impression from my 6speed brethren that our cars are great on snow with snow tires right ?
Would a fairly agressive alignment be better or worse for me ? (I figure more camber would create a narrower contact patch, which is what i always understood to be better for snow/ice)...
with that being said, i mounted some new dunlop snow tires on my 996 and intend to drive it this winter from NYC/Baltimore/Philadelphia. The car has 500rwhp, and has an abnormal amount of low end torque. (UMW software- the original. probably the best tune on stock k24s i've ever experienced. many on here have driven my car and always thought i was a k24/18 car)
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This will be my last 6 months of owning this car and need to make sure its relatively safe and reliable this winter.
The transmission becomes really hard to get in gear in 30 degree weather. should i have the fluid replaced ? i think the last time it was replaced was 2 years ago when i had the 2nd gear popout issue resolved
I converted my car to RWD and have no way of going back to AWD.
I am under the impression from my 6speed brethren that our cars are great on snow with snow tires right ?
Would a fairly agressive alignment be better or worse for me ? (I figure more camber would create a narrower contact patch, which is what i always understood to be better for snow/ice)...
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O.K. so, recently, my hair started to thin a bit, and have realized that all those years of thinking i would always be young and do foolish things and get away with them are starting to fade away...
with that being said, i mounted some new dunlop snow tires on my 996 and intend to drive it this winter from NYC/Baltimore/Philadelphia. The car has 500rwhp, and has an abnormal amount of low end torque. (UMW software- the original. probably the best tune on stock k24s i've ever experienced. many on here have driven my car and always thought i was a k24/18 car)
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This will be my last 6 months of owning this car and need to make sure its relatively safe and reliable this winter.
The transmission becomes really hard to get in gear in 30 degree weather. should i have the fluid replaced ? i think the last time it was replaced was 2 years ago when i had the 2nd gear popout issue resolved
I converted my car to RWD and have no way of going back to AWD.
I am under the impression from my 6speed brethren that our cars are great on snow with snow tires right ?
Would a fairly agressive alignment be better or worse for me ? (I figure more camber would create a narrower contact patch, which is what i always understood to be better for snow/ice)...
with that being said, i mounted some new dunlop snow tires on my 996 and intend to drive it this winter from NYC/Baltimore/Philadelphia. The car has 500rwhp, and has an abnormal amount of low end torque. (UMW software- the original. probably the best tune on stock k24s i've ever experienced. many on here have driven my car and always thought i was a k24/18 car)
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This will be my last 6 months of owning this car and need to make sure its relatively safe and reliable this winter.
The transmission becomes really hard to get in gear in 30 degree weather. should i have the fluid replaced ? i think the last time it was replaced was 2 years ago when i had the 2nd gear popout issue resolved
I converted my car to RWD and have no way of going back to AWD.
I am under the impression from my 6speed brethren that our cars are great on snow with snow tires right ?
Would a fairly agressive alignment be better or worse for me ? (I figure more camber would create a narrower contact patch, which is what i always understood to be better for snow/ice)...
Though the tires are fat on these things, I don't think you have much to worry about in the NYC area with snows. I drove my M3 in Manhattan and NJ without much issue. I don't see why the turbo would be THAT much worse (other than the open diff)
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You can ALWAYS go back to AWD. If your dumping the car soon anyways, might as well have a safer ride through the winter? ...and the new owner will probably want the AWD anyway? I'm sure there is someone here (down south maybe?) that has done the conversion and would sell all the parts? (assumng you no longer have yours?)
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HI,I have driven my car for the 3 past winters in Chicago weather,Plus I only use all season tires...I dont take it out in a blizzard but with a few inches of snow on the ground...I have no problems driving it,its no worse then driving any other car in those conditions..I think maybe even better because of the AWD....I even have a little more HP/TQ...lol...The best enjoyment then is to get out on a plowed highway and get down on it,to just blow the snow off of it....lol...
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I know this is not the opinion that you asked for but here it goes. You are sporting a semi exotic sports car that you just have to drive till next spring. Can you not afford to buy the old $5000.00 or under beater to see you till next spring. I think just the wear and tear alone from winter driving the thing would more than offset the cost. Not to even mention what it would cost if you have even the smallest of mishaps.
I know a few people that drive 911 turbos for ther winter beaters, but that is one of there least expensive cars so the cost is nothing to them.
I know a few people that drive 911 turbos for ther winter beaters, but that is one of there least expensive cars so the cost is nothing to them.
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I know this is not the opinion that you asked for but here it goes. You are sporting a semi exotic sports car that you just have to drive till next spring. Can you not afford to buy the old $5000.00 or under beater to see you till next spring. I think just the wear and tear alone from winter driving the thing would more than offset the cost. Not to even mention what it would cost if you have even the smallest of mishaps.
I know a few people that drive 911 turbos for ther winter beaters, but that is one of there least expensive cars so the cost is nothing to them.
I know a few people that drive 911 turbos for ther winter beaters, but that is one of there least expensive cars so the cost is nothing to them.
Just drive it! These are cars, not some piece of art for a glass case. Drive them like they were designed to be driven - all year round and every day.
