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CRed05

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  1. Saturday night i went around a turn and couldnt turn or stop, went on the curb and took out a sign. Some of the paint was damaged.

     

    Then this morning i was turning onto 270 east from sawmill, i must have hit a patch of ice, when the car spun to the left and then i almost got it under control when it spun to the right. I skid across the other lane, and went into the grass/snow with my nose pointed to the road. a little bit ahead of me there was a porsche boxter off the road too, but he couldnt get out. Good old AWD got me right out.

     

    Another cop came, stopped and saw that i could get out, then went to look at the spot where i slipped. If anyone is going past there this morning be careful, and be sure to look for my skidmarks smile.gif

  2. yea, i did lean out my AFC when it was -degrees outside, yesterdays i ran really lean since it started to warm up outside. I blame it on letting the car warm up, and having to drive in nothing higher than 3rd gear around powell cause for some reason the powell roads sucked the most when it came to ice and snow and slush
  3. Originally posted by MJ:

    I have a 2000 v6 mustang, i put some snow tires on it and it handles like a champ. I can sit in my steep as driveway in 6 inches of snow and drive up it without even spinning the tire.

     

    I think driving in the snow is 80% operator and 20% vehicle. At least in these conditions. In 2 feet of snow I'd rather have an H1.

    Our 99 doesnt have traction control, but my girlfriends 04 does. It makes an enormous differance. Im guessing yours has it too
  4. interresting...

     

    Thats one of those things that can either be really good, or really bad. I didnt see anything about them tracking steering wheel movement. So they wont be able to see that the person was steering away from trouble, or towards, whatever the case may be. And seeing that the person accelerated before the accident doesnt mean he/she was trying to make it worse, in some cases its better to speed up to get out of it

  5. Antifreeze is 100% ethylene glycol as far as i know, and coolant is antifreeze mixed with water.

     

    The tester is called a hydrometer. We use them at work. A 50/50 solution has a freezing point of -34°F. If the mixture has a higher percentage of water, the freezing point will be higher. Pure water has a freezing point of 32°F. You can mix different percentages of antifreeze and water to prevent the system from freezing at different temperatures. 70AF/30water is way too much for ohio, it will never get that cold. 70water/30antifreeze will probably protect to around -20, -10 degrees which is kinda pushing it in ohio

  6. -34 is perfect for year round. Summer time you can run pure water if you want, dont recommend it though. Its not safe to run 100% antifreeze, but it sure as hell wont freeze. Im not sure exactly what will happen, it might overheat.

     

    Run WaterWetter in there during summer

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