fc in the snow
12-09-09, 03:20 PM
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fc in the snow
how many people have been ballsie enough to drive in the snow in a turbo II, how did it work for you just wondrin cuz i live in maine and kinda wanna try but im not sure about hills
12-09-09, 03:52 PM
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I did it VT once. Serious pita. Wound up spinning out and teetering on a guard rail. Getting up the hills was a challenge as well. 
I wasn't using snow tires but not sure just how much better it would have been with proper tires. I don't think it would have made enough of a difference.
I wasn't using snow tires but not sure just how much better it would have been with proper tires. I don't think it would have made enough of a difference.
12-09-09, 04:37 PM
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Put snow tires on and keep the rpms low and i don't see why it would be any different than any other RWD car in the snow. If you know how to drive int he snow, then it shouldn't be a prob.
12-09-09, 09:06 PM
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snow wheel drive !
I ran a 1989 GTU 5spd non stop daily for two years straight in the winter i put 4 50lb bag's of rock salt in the back and she was still squarely but so much fun i just got use to it had 15s on her by the end of the winter season the tires were feathered from the toe but other then that ^what was said upshift/downshift early keep R's low and don't go down any hill faster then 35 *** end tries to come around and wiggle I did it you can to just know your car!.
Good luck
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12-10-09, 02:35 AM
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Been driving in snowy areas every year since I got my license, both FWD and RWD, so all I can say that if you just have proper tires and some common sense you'll be alright.
12-10-09, 08:56 AM
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https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468903
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377199
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I just did a quick search for "winter driving", "snow handling", etc.
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377199
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=733448
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=540568
I just did a quick search for "winter driving", "snow handling", etc.
12-31-09, 07:02 PM
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i've driven my tii in BC the previous two winters.. both had unusually heavy snowfall for our area, at least 4-6" standing snow constantly.
i had snow tires and it was fine as long as you were smooth with the gas and the brake, didn't try to go too fast, or try to do anything suddenly.
just use common sense.
slow down, think far in advance, plan everything out carefully. if you get stuck, you're basically screwed.
if you don't HAVE to drive, don't.
i had snow tires and it was fine as long as you were smooth with the gas and the brake, didn't try to go too fast, or try to do anything suddenly.
just use common sense.
slow down, think far in advance, plan everything out carefully. if you get stuck, you're basically screwed.
if you don't HAVE to drive, don't.
i dont want to see an fc get rusted
01-02-10, 10:25 AM
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For several years I drove my FC in the winter, both with snow tires and without. I stopped because of the rust issue and I started working on the car during the winter. Then for a little while I had 1st gen beater which was pre-rusted when I bought it. For the first year, no snow tires. And then from then on, snow tires.
There is no issue with driving an RX-7 in the winter other then rust. Anyone who says they are uncontrollable, unsafe to drive, all over the road or otherwise impossible to drive in the snow needs to be questioned because it is highly like they don't know how to drive.
There is no issue with driving an RX-7 in the winter other then rust. Anyone who says they are uncontrollable, unsafe to drive, all over the road or otherwise impossible to drive in the snow needs to be questioned because it is highly like they don't know how to drive.
01-02-10, 05:03 PM
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I took a trip up north in my 87 FC... no snow tires or chains... ran into some hardcore ice and packed snow unexpectedly. It was fun, I didnt wreck but I was going slow over the mountain passes at 3am so the road was all mine. Its sketchy, you can easily spin around but if you know what your doing its not that bad.
01-03-10, 10:07 AM
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There is no issue with driving an RX-7 in the winter other then rust. Anyone who says they are uncontrollable, unsafe to drive, all over the road or otherwise impossible to drive in the snow needs to be questioned because it is highly like they don't know how to drive.
I drove my GTU yesterday, with the lame-*** open diff, around the city yesterday during a blizzard and all I had was fun. Bit slow gong up hills, and you spend some serious time sideways but it's totally manageable
