Deez-67
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uuuugg.... I can't look at that.
Bad choice to take it out, but its not like he was driving like a dick.
I wanted to pull the Shelby in the garage because the weather sucked and we were going to get a storm. I have Summer tires on my car. It was 11 degrees the other night, the driveway was clean and dry. The tires were so hard from the cold, that when I let the clutch out, the tires just spun. I had to leave the car in the driveway because I couldn't get enough traction to make it into the garage.
Dude, have you ever driven a muscle car with "summer time only" tires while below freezing outside? If you had... you wouldn't be saying stupid shit like that.
Bad choice to take it out, but its not like he was driving like a dick.
I wanted to pull the Shelby in the garage because the weather sucked and we were going to get a storm. I have Summer tires on my car. It was 11 degrees the other night, the driveway was clean and dry. The tires were so hard from the cold, that when I let the clutch out, the tires just spun. I had to leave the car in the driveway because I couldn't get enough traction to make it into the garage.
Memo to self: take these tires off any future "short list".
Sumitomo HTR-ZIII
Right now, my '08 GT is riding on a set of pretty old max performance summer tires like it did all last winter. Turns out they're enough better in the wet than the OE all-seasons to cover (in an overall sense) for having poorer cold grip. My point is that the car isn't undriveable in the winter on summer-only rubber, as long as I keep their cold grip limitation firmly in mind at all times and drive accordingly.Dude, have you ever driven a muscle car with "summer time only" tires while below freezing outside? If you had... you wouldn't be saying stupid shit like that.
Yeah i have many times! I believe my 500rwhp turbo 06 can be considered a muscle car maybe not? I just took it out last week
with "summer time only " tires on it . And yeah sure the tires dont stick well. But i could drive the car normal very easily. I was in no fear of hitting a pole with it!
Bummer, corey, sorry to hear.
Memo to self: take these tires off any future "short list".
Right now, my '08 GT is riding on a set of pretty old max performance summer tires like it did all last winter. Turns out they're enough better in the wet than the OE all-seasons to cover (in an overall sense) for having poorer cold grip. My point is that the car isn't undriveable in the winter on summer-only rubber, as long as I keep their cold grip limitation firmly in mind at all times and drive accordingly.
I imagine that OP's 2.57" pulley and that VMP tune had a whole lot to do with what happened.
Norm
I've had the Roush parked at my parent's house (1/4 mile away) because of the cold weather and it's tires (anything below mid-40* get pretty hairy with these tires). Well yesterday I forgot to plug up the block heater in my truck and ran the batteries down pretty quickly trying to start it. I thought that I would be okay in such a short distance to drive the car, so I walked down and drove the car up to jump it. I was letting the truck warm up and drove the car to park it. When I hit second the tires just let loose. When it did they wet over ink some slick grass and then game over clipped a telephone pole. I'm pretty sure it will be totaled. Aside from the damage when you try to drive it just makes a clicking noise and won't move. The rear Forgestar is pretty bad too, not sure if it can be fixed. If they total it I'm going to try to buy it back cheap and part it out. I'll probably just drive the truck and try to find a fox body roller to fix just for the track.
Corey,I'm not worried about. People can call me a crappy driver or whatever. I've met very few of the guys here in person and could care less what someone thinks of me several hundred miles away. It is what it is and that's all. I got my estimate back today and sent it into my insurance just under $7k in damage not including the underlying mechanical issue. No verdict on if it's totaled or not. And I'll keep you guys update on if I part it. And thanks for you guys' concern and defense on the tire issue.
Except for an Optima Speed-Stop-Square event I did almost 3 years ago - with only the first 400 feet or so being a drag race, I don't drag race. At all.You guys must be rockin some shitty ass summer time times if they are worth a day in the winter.
Ya those Sumi's are shit! I had a set on my 2001 Bullitt when I went to a 315 tire. The worst fricken tire I have ever driven, to include the "skater" back goodyears the Bullitt came with. Cold weather plus crap tire, OP you never had a chance... Sucks you wrecked her, good luck with the settlement. I like your plan for a Fox strip car... get a coupe...
So sorry to hear about this Corey,
It happens to the best of us, as long as you weren't hurt, cars can be replaced!
Let me know if I can do anything to help you out, I'm just a PM away.
Hope everything works out for you man.
- Will
No offense taken. I wasn't babying it, but wasn't getting on it either. For some reason the car had always been temperamental going into 2nd. I'm guessing with the 4.10s and blower it doesn't help much in the lower gears. I have had my fun in the car and never had issues. It just kicked out a bit, enough to clip that grass, and that was all she wrote. It was probably around 10-15 degrees.