A little ice and snow...
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A little ice and snow...
Anyone else haveing fun in the ice and snow....The SS/SC doesn't do well on ice...it lacks traction with the stock tires....
I have a older cavalier to drive in the snow but my alternator went a few weeks ago and I found out monday that it killed the battery in the process...So these last 2 days have been fun. My passenger door was completely froozen shut on Monday...
Anyone find any tricks to get around better in the SS, I can't afford snow tires for it yet.
I have a older cavalier to drive in the snow but my alternator went a few weeks ago and I found out monday that it killed the battery in the process...So these last 2 days have been fun. My passenger door was completely froozen shut on Monday...
Anyone find any tricks to get around better in the SS, I can't afford snow tires for it yet.
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LSD seems to help me a little. whenever im on heavy ice though, i depend more on the clutch to get me started, rather than giving it more gas. just let off the clutch until you start rolling a bit then give it light gas. this doesnt help much if youre on a steep hill though...
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Anyone else haveing fun in the ice and snow....The SS/SC doesn't do well on ice...it lacks traction with the stock tires....
I have a older cavalier to drive in the snow but my alternator went a few weeks ago and I found out monday that it killed the battery in the process...So these last 2 days have been fun. My passenger door was completely froozen shut on Monday...
Anyone find any tricks to get around better in the SS, I can't afford snow tires for it yet.
I have a older cavalier to drive in the snow but my alternator went a few weeks ago and I found out monday that it killed the battery in the process...So these last 2 days have been fun. My passenger door was completely froozen shut on Monday...
Anyone find any tricks to get around better in the SS, I can't afford snow tires for it yet.
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my 2.2 was great in the snow last year, but i bought it in november so the tires were brand new.... it's finally just getting cold here, it's low 30's tonight... up untill today, i still haven't taken out the jacket!
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i just spend $1400 a snow tire / rim combo. i bought 18" pirelli 240 scorrettos or whatever they are and a set of asa rims (that look like the bbs's only made in 17"). and ive had them on since the first week of december and so far theyve been useless because there hasnt been any snow or ice or any crappy weather. the only thing that the tires have helped me do is do more unnecessary high speed tire spinning!
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powerslides!!! o man i love doing em in my works parking lot late at night just gotta be careful....yet have fun at the same time i usually go 30 or lower when its like this....our cars arent the best at handeling...my stocks suck cause the first night we got snow my car made a new friend...the ditch yea it sucked
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You just gotta know the fine balance between Clutch, Gas, Brake, E-Brake, and know how to steer out of slides.
I took my LS to an empty parking lot, and threw myself into 20mph slides and got damn good at recovering from them.
One thing I do on turns, is if I feel I'm sliding toward the curb is, I pull on the e-brake just enough to get the rear to follow, and get going straight.
I took my LS to an empty parking lot, and threw myself into 20mph slides and got damn good at recovering from them.
One thing I do on turns, is if I feel I'm sliding toward the curb is, I pull on the e-brake just enough to get the rear to follow, and get going straight.
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ok, interesting, I thought I remembered Starting this thread and now someone else did? Things are getting strange around here....I am guessing the new server is up and running and this is residue from the change over?
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i got 2 graspics in the front before winter and i can tell a big difference on how they perform in the snow, because thats what they are made for, i shoulda got all 4 because now the front grips and the back wants to swing out lol, and it did, about 4 times haha