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After piecing together my turbo "kit" for the past 6 months, I finally have everything lined up and ready to install. Initially the car was gonna go to the shop for the winter getting de-dinged and possibly painted a different color. I was supposed to move a few months ago and buy another car in the process, but neither happened so Im left with my civic having to go through another winter, but this time I have a turbo begging to be installed. Everyone I talk to says I should wait for spring to come before I install. I just want to know what you daily driven civic owners do for the snow season? does anyone go back to stock? avoid driving in the snow? I just have this picture in my mind of my intercooler packed with snow and my clutch not being happy with me.

 
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Putting my snow tires on

 
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I say put it on.

 
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I drive mine all year long. Just put on some winter tires and don't hit boost.

 
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put it on!

 
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Enjoy few free HP's when it cooler!

 
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rebuilding!

 
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This is why I love winter, the turbo spools much faster and hits harder.

Here in Oklahoma we barely get any ice or snow, but on the days that we do, I just take it easy and stay out of boost. Switch over to some winter or all season tires if you have more than 1 set of rims and you will be good to go.

 
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Just put ur snow tires on and your pedal to the floor.

lol......seriously, i just drive it like normal. If it is really cold, you won't reach full boost anyway b/c the exhaust temps are lower.

 
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what if water level is high and its pouring rain outside. Would the intercooler be safe in water?

 
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Why not, it is solid. I hose mine off every time i wash my car.

 
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i washed my car with the intercooler piping connected but nothing ever happend. Could it possibly damage the intercooler? The pipings are clamped tight, is there a chance for water to go through the piping clamps into the throttle body?
I drove for hours going one time when it was rainy as hell and thats when I blew the hg, but I dont think its from water, it was from driving in the 6K+ rpms for hours that cause the blown hg

 
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why were you nearly redlining for so long?

 
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IC are sealed people. if water can get in. AIR CAN GET OUT. and therefore no boost. its like a radiator. and u hose that off all the time washing it.

i dont liek winter, SALT, makes engine bay nasty and corrodes ****

 
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do you need a different tune to compensate for the much colder air that the winter has?

 
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winter is a perfect time to hit up the track and see if you can get some better times

 
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I drive mine all the time but then again it never snows here but boosting in cold weather is fun it goes way faster then in the summer

 
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tracks close around this time of year around here.

 
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put the kit on

 
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im in the same position as you, im putting it on and im only gonna hit boost on dry days or in open parking lots lol

 
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oh tracks are still open around here in tx area

 
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put your snows on and drop the turbo on. When I lived in ny, a friend had a blown built b18c5 on 14 psi in the summer. in the winter he'd crank the boost up because the extreme cold (~ 0 for 2 months). he always said the car ran so much better in the winter. just an idea.

oh here in FL we have n0 winters

 
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^ not true i remember in the late 90's there was a bad snow storm in florida (well bad for you guys, it was only like 3 inches)

 
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I was on my way to a casino which was a 3 hour drive. My friend brought his acura legend 6spd with suspension and i/h/e
we were jamming it the whole way there. He would usually be on my tail til 140mph but after that, he couldnt go pass 140 so we kept it around 100-140 the whole way there. When I got there the car was fine, but when we went home, we did the same and my car probably couldnt take it, after that I noticed I had coolant everywhere, then it finally gave up.

THe legend has *****, I mean I would always take him but not by much. maybe by a half a car length.

 
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I laugh when people say im not gunna hit boost on x,y,z days and times......... Hell i have to gradma drive mine or im in boost!