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boreas · 11-03-2009, 08:20 PM

It's supposed to make a big difference... I'm getting the winter tires on next week also. Hopefully, it doesn't snow in the next 8 days!

Phil

YYZ · 11-03-2009, 08:51 PM

I ordered my winter tires and rims from tire rack..have the tires..just waiting on the car lol! I'll post pics when i get the car and put the winter wheels on. Should be next week!!!

GPGuy · 11-03-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by len56

does putting weights in the trunk help your traction?

I can't comment on the Camaro but I know I used to have a Sunfire which was very light in the backend and it really did help. I used to buy a couple of the big bags of cat litter. That way if I ever happened to get stuck I could use them for traction or if I didn't I'd just use them in the cat's litter box in the spring.

sen10l · 11-17-2009, 03:21 PM

how do you accelerate slowly from 0 without riding the clutch? Sorry, I'm quite new to a manual transmission rear wheel drive so I want to know whether I'd be burning the clutch if I was stuck in snow.

THUMPER20X · 11-17-2009, 06:30 PM

Driving the Camaro in the good weather is deadly enough in Ontario with all the tards that drive here, so no lol.

GPGuy · 11-17-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sen10l

how do you accelerate slowly from 0 without riding the clutch? Sorry, I'm quite new to a manual transmission rear wheel drive so I want to know whether I'd be burning the clutch if I was stuck in snow.

It's kind of difficult to explain but slow, even release of the clutch is the best way to go. Actually when I used to drive a standard I found getting out from being stuck in the snow almost easier then with an automatic.

camaro99 · 11-17-2009, 09:16 PM

no snowyet ... so im still driving my ss

CloudXTC · 11-18-2009, 01:33 PM

drove my car with summer performance tires when it got lower than 0 degrees... the car came on and warned me that ice might be on the road to be careful... and in some cases the handling made it kinda scary... these tires definitely cannot be played much with in these temperatures... even if the snow is not here yet

2010victoryredss_ron · 11-18-2009, 09:34 PM

my baby is asleep now,, they have been spraying the roads around here with the liquid crap that melts snow, AKA brine. so i thought i better get her away. i think she was crying when i left her.

SQUALO · 11-18-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CloudXTC

drove my car with summer performance tires when it got lower than 0 degrees... the car came on and warned me that ice might be on the road to be careful... and in some cases the handling made it kinda scary... these tires definitely cannot be played much with in these temperatures... even if the snow is not here yet

I got that warning too, I think it was because I had driven it in the early morning and the tires & ground were both cold (the sensors obviously have a certain degree mark).

TJ91 · 11-18-2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CloudXTC

drove my car with summer performance tires when it got lower than 0 degrees... the car came on and warned me that ice might be on the road to be careful... and in some cases the handling made it kinda scary... these tires definitely cannot be played much with in these temperatures... even if the snow is not here yet

lol

playing with the pirellis in -5 is alot of fun. I get more grip when its raining outside

those pirellis really dont like the cold, but neither do i so we make a good match. My car will definitly not be outside for winter.
No matter how much you prep your car, it takes one idiot to write off your car. I know it can happen in the summer, but the chances of it happening in the winter is like 100x more. Im sure the camaro will do well with good snow tires ie Blizzaks or scorpions, just be carefull guys, theres some real bad drivers out there, especially in Brampton

GPGuy · 11-19-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SQUALO

I got that warning too, I think it was because I had driven it in the early morning and the tires & ground were both cold (the sensors obviously have a certain degree mark).

My Silverado warns me of ice as soon as it hits 37 degree Fahrenheit too. I think that's pretty standard across all new GM cars and trucks.

CloudXTC · 11-20-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GPGuy

My Silverado warns me of ice as soon as it hits 37 degree Fahrenheit too. I think that's pretty standard across all new GM cars and trucks.

my mom thought it was cute and was like "i want that in my car!!!"

lol

YYZ · 11-22-2009, 06:01 PM

I put on my new winter rims and tires

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53326

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11-03-2009, 08:20 PM	#71
boreas Drives: 2LT/RS TFE yeah! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: montreal Posts: 156	It's supposed to make a big difference... I'm getting the winter tires on next week also. Hopefully, it doesn't snow in the next 8 days! Phil

11-03-2009, 08:51 PM	#72
YYZ Drives: Black 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 54	I ordered my winter tires and rims from tire rack..have the tires..just waiting on the car lol! I'll post pics when i get the car and put the winter wheels on. Should be next week!!!

11-17-2009, 03:21 PM	#74
sen10l Drives: In Transit Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Pole Posts: 334	how do you accelerate slowly from 0 without riding the clutch? Sorry, I'm quite new to a manual transmission rear wheel drive so I want to know whether I'd be burning the clutch if I was stuck in snow.

11-17-2009, 09:16 PM	#77
camaro99 Drives: Angry Dorothy II 2016 2SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hawkesbury/1 hr South-E of Ottawa/Canada Posts: 2,090	no snowyet ... so im still driving my ss

11-22-2009, 06:01 PM	#84
YYZ Drives: Black 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 54	I put on my new winter rims and tires http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53326