Guidelines for your MSP in the Winter

[special--k]

Not sure if this is the right thread, but can i get some Reviews of Winter tires?

I have some old ass Winter tires on my MSP now, but i need some new ones in the months to come, and i really have NO NO NO idea what to go with.

I was thinking about Stud'd. and one have Pros and cons of that?

thanks guys.

 

[SleepyMSP]

I have the perrelli sotto zero's and they really grip all conditions well, and they're not overly expensive, I got them for ~500

 

[special--k]

im hoping that i can find a sweet deal after x-mas... i got the Bracket too BTW...
let me know if your still down to install it with me.

 

[SleepyMSP]

im hoping that i can find a sweet deal after x-mas... i got the Bracket too BTW...
let me know if your still down to install it with me.

always down...but I think today is a little cold... -30C today +1C tomorrow WTF

 

[special--k]

are you Crazy!! lol
i would never work on a car in this Temp.

My GF is leaving on the 16th for a month... so that gives me a month to work on my car starting the 16th... can we try for some time in there?

dont forget +11 Wednesday WTF for real!

 

[speed1585]

Once in awhile I get surges mostly while in 4th gear. not normal surges but enough to render accelration worthless. happened this morning was about 32 degrees. I know I sound like an Rtard, forgive?

Is this fuel cut or is something else ****** off? this happens in the summer sometimes too, mostly while heat soaked. but happens when cold out side maybe 2/100 times

 

[TiPapoute]

Once in awhile I get surges mostly while in 4th gear. not normal surges but enough to render accelration worthless. happened this morning was about 32 degrees. I know I sound like an Rtard, forgive?

Is this fuel cut or is something else ****** off? this happens in the summer sometimes too, mostly while heat soaked. but happens when cold out side maybe 2/100 times

Running the stock ecu? Could just be overwhelmed in fuel... get a unichip or afc!

Stock boost @7psi with cai, hardpipes, smic upgrade and never got that weird feeling nor fuel cuts and in Montral, temp went down to -4farenheit recently and still running perfectly in every gear! Thanks to SS AFC.

 

[SleepyMSP]

i gotz the unichip in there and the car still feels a little sluggish in the last few days...but that might be the 1" thick ice under the tire to LOL

 

[jeffmsp]

remove the rear sway bar and assembly. it takes the edge off the suspension in the winter, makes it easier to drive and keeps it in better condition thanks to the lack of salts. rust never sleeps. 3 inches of snow on the road here right now, got a 150km commute in the morning. not fun. also get krown rust proofing. yes it works good.

 

[tricky]

quick ? for all you cold weather peeps. What brand battery are you guys running? I'm going on 5yrs with the stock one (luckily) and my car is starting REALLY hard in this 0 deg weather. I know it's definitely time for a new battery but I really don't want to spend the 150+ for an Optima red top. That said, what brands out there should I be looking at?

 

[special--k]

Optima

and id be willing to bet that everyone else says the same thing.
Its worth it!

 

[special--k]

hey sleepy, how do you tune your uni-chip?
did you just leave it stock Tune? or did you send it out?

 

[SleepyMSP]

its on the stock tune for now...at some point I will either upgrade to a standalone or maybe get JDMSam to hook me up

 

[withcheese]

Start off in second and keep the revs low, that way your not just spinning your wheels.

 

[Mutmatt]

dang man... you guys have it good... we had 100 hours of straight negatives like two weeks ago in Duluth MN! it was -45 f with the 20 mph wind off the lake! -20 without wind chill but yesterday it was 30!!! t shirt weather FO SHO

 

[dodgetech81]

garage it and buy a winter beater best advice i can give lol

 

[Ricktalife]

year old bump? sweet. I don't know why you Canadians even bother having a car like this in the winter, or even the summer if you guys actually get warm weather.

 

[mazdaspeedp]

canadians get warm weather and the msp is no too bad in winter

 

[Valk]

Any ideas for cheap west coast winter tires? Pretty tame on the island but we get occasional snow and my proxas 4s were just not havin it heh.
Doesnt make sense to get winter tires for the one monh it gets cold enough to suck. So any all seasons with above average cold weather performance?

 

[nightmaresk8r45]

my msp is rusting away big time....every thing under it is COVERED in rust..idk how to stop it or stall it or anything cause theirs just so much.