Winter is almost here! So what kinda POS do you guys drive in the winter?

Me..I drive a crapped out 88 celica, rust holes in the trunk and 160,000 miles. I plan on taking the sub out of the camaro and puting in the trunk of the celica, I want to see how much rust I can knock out

Question: does anyone know what type of ecm the celica uses? Is if progamable?

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1988 L98
Vette Heads/no EGR
SLP Headers/Y-Pipe
ARAP bin

 

Living in southern cali we don't have to park our thirds in the winter(one of the finge benis) But I drive a 2001 GMC Sonoma flair side with the hot truck package. The wife drives the 89 IROC and I will have the Clone up and on the road within the next few months.

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89 IROC 5.0 TBI
89 RS 5.0 TBI, T-Tops, Soon to be a IROC clone.

 

I drive my 1986 Pontiac 6000. New paint job, only 63,000 miles, runs like its brand new. Not ashamed to drive it at all!

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1988 Jet Black IROC
5.7L W/ 64000 miles
Flowmaster Exhaust
Fully Loaded
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My IROC In Readers Rides
My IROC

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I don't really have much of a choice. We already have 4 cars for 3 people at my house and really 3 of them shouldn't be driven in the snow(87 vette conv, 83 nissan 280zx, 91 RS). So I usually just hitch a ride from friends if it's really bad.

 

With no other choice I have to drive my only car, but when you find a large empty parking lot covered in ice its worth it.

This might not apply to us here in Texas you might be lucky if you see ice onece a year here.






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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400sb.

[This message has been edited by redbird_400 (edited October 03, 2001).]

 

I just started college in the mountains and it snows a lot up here. So I guess I'll have to see how my car handles in it. Hopefully I won't have to drive it often.

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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

Mark, one word for you SNOWTIRES!!!

 

1993 cavalier 4 door...

 

93 Escort GT. Why a GT it has the Mazda MX3 drive train.

Its got some mods, decntly quick and get 31 MPG on the Highway.
I love it even if the fenders are starting to rust.
Fords are good for something.
But dont get me started about the Electrical and interior problems this car has had.
Though I think someone would (and should) shoot me for driving a TTA on the slat covered winter roads in Ohio

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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!

 

I havent seen a whole lot of snow tires in a 275/40/17. Ill just stick with my SZ50s. Any thirdgen is going to suck in the snow/ice unless you have tire chains.

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L98, 3.27 9-bolt, Hooker shorty headers, custom 2.5inch Y-pipe, no cat, 3inch 2chamber flowmaster, JET AFPR, Ported MAF, Best ET: 13.86 @100mph. 1.99 60'
17 inch ROH "ZS" wheels. 17x8.5(front) and 17x9.5 (rear). Firestone Firehawk SZ50s. 245/45/zr17s and 275/40/zr17s. T56

On the way... Radar Blue 89 Formula, T56, Ram Jet 430, Ram Air, 17inch ROHs.

 

I drive a 1990 Camaro RS

Kat

 

I would have driven the Celeb.... but its dead and gone... NO!! Looks like I'm gonna have to rock the IROC.

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1989 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
L98 - 350c.i. TPI, rebuilt 700R4 auto w/shift kit, Dual catalyst Monza PaceSetter Cat-Back, SLP 1 5/8 Coated Headers, 3.23 Posi rear, Hypertech chip with 160stat, MSD 6A, Under-Drive pulleys, AFPR, K&N's, !Air Box w/ Ram Air, moddified MAF, !TB Coolant, Spohn Dual Cat SubFrame Connectors, Alarm, Keyless entry, remote starter, 92 Z28 AeroWing, Brand New Paint (6/21/01)

Future: ZZ4 TPI w/EGR, T56, 3.42 or 3.73, Spohn strut tower brace and LCA's, Accell 24# injectors

1989 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport <--DEAD AS OF 9/20/01
2.8 MPFI, no mods
225,000 miles and still ticking!

More info and pics on my webpage:http://go.to/iroc-z

AOL IMer: GPA 0point0

 

During the winter months I drive the camaro.

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1984 Z28 Camaro
Mods: 350 ci built by Ultimate Performance Inc, 4 bbl Quadrajet rebuilt by Holley, 700R4 Rebuilt by Level 10, Hyptertech chip Stage 2, K+N air filter, Edelbrock TES exhaust manifold, Flowmaster Muffler, 3.73 Richmond gears, Auburn Posi Limited Slip Differential, KYB Shocks and Struts, Edelbrock Panhard Bar, Trailing Arms, and Strut Tower Brace, TRW Springs, 245/50/R16 Embassy Tires(Yeah, I have no more money.)
Future Mods: Paint!

 

85 Chevy Caprice which will not die.

 

Look at my sig. It's not a total piece of ****, but maybe just a portion of a piece!!!!!!

AJ

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92 RS w/t-tops 305 TBI Auto.
170K miles and don't burn a drop o'oil
-K&N Truck filter #1500 w, open ele.
air cleaner
-Dynomax 2 1/2" cat-back
-B&M TransPak
-Jet Stage2 Chip
-180* T-Stat w/ 185* Fan Switch
-JVC CD--Alpine speakers & 4ch. amp
Rockford Punch 100. 1 - MTX 12" sub

 

97 cavilier z24 with a kick *** stereo.


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406SBC
-DART SPORTSMAN 2 HEADS
-RPM INTAKE
-750 SPEED DEMON MECH SEC. CARB
-HEDMAN HEADERS
-COMP CAM EXtreme energy #284 .507/.510
-1.6 roller rockers
-th350 tranny
-posi rear disc

 

I have a '88 daytona shelby Z, 2.2 turbo car, it's a winter car/one day 12 sec subcompact lets go whoop some honda *** . Also any of deal with the problem of getting stuck at idle? I think it's funny to leave my car in 1st gear(manual) and get out to push it around as the tires spin at like 5mph.

 

The last snow we had here I had to drive from school to the house. Usually like a 5 min drive, took me 20 min to get home lol. Nearly bald tires with no chains, it drove ok, just kept it slow, stayed off the brake as much as I could. I did stop 5 times on a hill though but got it going again after much wheelspin and spraying the sidewalk (car was sideways goin up the hill hehe) Lots of other cars were stuck in ditchs and the main road north of town was a parking lot for the next couple days. Soooo guess I'll be driving it again this year, can't wait

 

This is my winter beater:



Laugh if you want, but it gets me there. Then again, we don't get a lot of snow, only 12-14" at a time...

As long as I don't bottom out on 6" deep furrows or drifts, I don't have too much trouble. And I can get a full equipment bag and sticks in the passenger's side.

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Later,
Vader
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Justice and Freedom will Prevail
Adobe Acrobat Reader

[This message has been edited by Vader (edited October 02, 2001).]

 

i have NEVER had to drive in snow, i can barely seeing snow as a kid in england, but, i think if i get rich i might buy one of those "it kind of runs..." cars advertised at the supermarkets, cmon 200 bucks, i would buy it just to run it into a tree....heh that would be fun...

 

Up here in Houghton, MI we usually get a foot at a time too. I drove my Bird for one winter and it went pretty well but I vowed never to do it again. Now I have an 89 F*rd Ranger that I don't care about wrecking.

Dale

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1986 FireBird
2.8L MPFI
1/2 CAI
Gutted Cat, No muffler
Was 700-R4 --> Now T5

Great cars aren't bought, they are built

 

I have a 99 Grand Prix GT and 90 Lumina Euro

 

Cars in the sig. Not exactly a beater huh.

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86 Sport Coupe, 2.8 V6, dead stock, but not for long!
Coming soon: paint job, new interior, MSD-6A, MSD GM Blaster Coil, MSD 8mm Helicore wires, Catco Hi-Flo cat, Dynomax Cat-Back, K&N Filters

Daily driver:
2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE2

www.geocities.com/camman86

 

I'd love to do up one of those. With all that room under the hood, can you say SLEEPER FROM HE11!

 

When I had the 89 Firebird I drove it. And this year I'll drive the GTA...

Slick experiences: (Both in the 89 2.8/5-speed 3.42 open rear)

#1 ~5:50am and then again ~7am heading to morning turnout and the morning dew has frozen in a nice thin layer of ice on the majority of the road(s) Car handled fine, but I could break them loose at ~20 in 3rd just by giving it more than what was necessary Soo that was no problem handling/driving fine unless you give the fun pedal extra motivation

#2 It snowed!!!! YAY!!! So take a little drive in the morning before work and enjoy it cuase it rarely snows here! Soo they already plowed the majority of roads and again drove fine untill the go pedal was nudged along for some extra fun.

I owned the 89 for 2 years it snowed like once in that time. And the snow little more than slush by the time I was heading to school.

My main concern this year is the tires currently on the GTA...

Jess

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1988 GTA - 5.0 Auto now with 5-speed power!

1989 Firebird - 2.8 5-speed - Sold

My Page - http://transam.freeservers.com
Firebird owners check out http://transamgta.com

 

I live in chicago, which brings me tons of snow in the winter. I only have my thirdgen, so when it snows I have to drive my car. I spend most of the time perpendicular to the direction I want to be going...but that can be fun I feel like Im in training for the Dukes of Hazard reunion show. In the past winter cars have included 85 ford EXP, 83 RX-7, 85 escort, and 93 grand prix.
peace

 

we don't get snow in L.A. but when I go to the snow or my IROC ain't running I drive a 73 dodge ramcharger, 440 hauls ***, big lift, gets around, looks like ****.

 

Did you guys see when KyleF said his 93 Escort GT was desently fast?!?! When was an Escort ever remotely fast? Just kidding Kyle. I just had to chuckle when I read that. Don't get mad. The 97 Grand Prix I have for the winter isn't really fun, but its comfortable as hell. And as a 4 door, its easy to get my son in and out of the back. Unlike the Camaro.




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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28


350, T-5, K&N, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust,Dynomax Bullet Mufflers, T&R Motorsports custom air intake

 

Bob Glidden ran an EXP/Escort pro stock, I guess that was fast???

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1988 L98
Vette Heads/no EGR
SLP Headers/Y-Pipe
ARAP bin

 

 

I drive my trusty camaro in the winter, here in the DC/Va/MD area we can get dumped on sometimes but I dont care, I just go slow and pray,lol


1991 baby blue Camaro RS
305 stock motor
currently restoring it to its former glory!

 

i like florida

 

My POS-10.

(85 S10, rust in color, and in texture, 2.8-tower-of-power, 5spd, many, many thousands of miles on it)

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1987 GTA L98 MD8
355, TFS Heads, LT4 Hot Cam
My GTA

The Minnesota F-body Club

 

It ain't stock and it runs a 15.5 1/4.... I think thats quick for 1.8L. Dont you? Its a Rice Killer LOL, and if it wont do the job out come the TTA.... mmm got to love it

 

my camaro does ok as long as im on a road thats been plowed, but as soon as im in 10 inches of snow, forget it.

last year it took me 20-30 minutes to get down my little side road, about 150 yards all together. the road is high in the middle and low on the sides, and has a small hill to up when getting out. to go in i have to go through all the crap they plow off the main road, back up and get the best running start i can and hold it at 3 grand till untill i get stuck, good thing i just moved but im thinking that this road im on now isnt going to be any better.

im going to an auction saturday to hopefully buy a beastly winter beater that doesnt plow the first 4 inches of snow off the top of a 12 inch snow fall

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former 305 crossfire fuel injection
350 cubes
hooker headers
750 vac secondary
700r4 with shift kit
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"no man with a good car needs to be justified."

 

1993 cavalier 2 door..

 

last year, on newyears eve, my 90 geo prizm's engine solidified for some reason (whistleing like i didnt do it), and i had to pull my camaro out of storage and drive it... you have no idea how hard it is to drive in the snow when the only tires you have for your car are mostly bald micky thompson sportman pros. you know the old saying theirs no such thing as a athiest in a fightinghole? well, same thing goes for camaro's in the snow! i finally got a good deal in 2 used police snow tires... their still on, then again, i havnt been able to drive her since early spring...

now i have a 78 silverado.... talk about ALOT of engine space... HOLY CHRIST!

it's got a wooden flatbed too, great for holding sandbags, and shingles (what i used for balast last winter in the camaro) and whatever else that has weight.....

i think this truck is gonna be a project truck after the camaro is done this year

jon

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Hell yeah 78 chevy's Rock! I pull my 78 K-5 Chevy Blazer out for the winter time. It's a Big Rust colored P.O.S. and its a Gas Hog like you wouldn't believe but I have no problem in the snow or mudd...Wait we don't get snow in Austin....hmmmmmm Why do I have this thing again?

 

I drive a 88 z24 cavalier...dirt in color normaly..but its supposidly white...its a tough little beast...i was hit by two dear (yes they hit me) and the only dent it got was when the second one got back up and rammed it...i dont think i would trust my formula in the snow. i would end up skidding everywhere
Snuffit

 

LOL @snuffit. I drive the RS in the winter. Driving the IROC last winter when I was in Virginia was not fun at all.
bsa

 

When I lived outside of Buffalo I had a 1983 Olds Delta 88 that I beat on for winter. Had big steel-studded tires on the back and slightly thinner ones up front with a really wacky tread pattern. Put truck springs & shocks into it, put in a 26 gal fuel tank, and threw a dual exhaust on it for kicks. That car did awesome donuts but it stuck good in the snow when I wanted it to and never let me down. Couldn't seem to kill that old 307. Thing was comfy too and had great heat. Whole car cost me about $800 with new parts invested.

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D.R. Stevens
1984 Trans Am 305HO L69
all the usual external/free mods, original engine
1991 Firebird 305 L03
2 free mods and a K&N,
otherwise stock

 

I run my 92 bird 400 to 600 miles a week all year long. No snow tires, just 140lbs. of sand in the back. No problems at all. In 1976 I had a 701/2 Z-28 and ran that all winter too. No sand just snow tires. Had a blizzard that year, was pushing snow with front bumper. That was ok till the engine quit. The whole engine compartment was packed full of snow. All I could see was the top of the air cleaner.

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'92 firebird t-tops
305tbi,670cfm tbi, 2 1/2" Dynomax catback, 9x3 K&N open element

 

Our 87 formula is our winter car. I put studded snows all around and it works fine. Its the only rig I have that can get out of the driveway. My pickup is too light and has too fat tires. Its absolutely miserable when it snows.

 

I drove the Z all winter last year with absolutely no problems. We got quite a bit of snow too. I couldn't believe the amount of stuck sport utes and mini vans i drove by in it. It was almost ironic.

As for this winter, im not sure what im gonna do. The car is getting paint on 10/13, so i dont think im gonna wanna be driving it when theres snow on the ground. Its not a big deal when its just cold, but the salt and dirt is just a little too much. The only other car i have readily available is my 70' Mustang, but somehow i don't see that coming out of the garage AT ALL this winter. hopefully i'll luck out and be able to drive my dads other car, a 97 Plymouth Breeze. But the only way thats gonna happen is if i get to it before my sister does. She drives a riced out 00' Honda Prelude that she swears is gods gift to the car world. I hate it.

owell, thats just my personal little saga....

Eric



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My 1986 Z2814.59@95.6

GM350, T-5, 3.23's, lots of go fast goodies, 4th gen Firebird interior etc...
85 IROC w/ 1364 miles! no times yet, just got it to start.

You'll always find what you've lost in the last place you look

R.I.P Dale Earnhardt

Moderator at: www.generation-3.com

 

I drive the z all winter, and we get a decent amount of snow here in jersey. it's interesting, but if you take your time and be careful you can do ok. Teaches you to respect bad weather, unlike the soccer mommies in their Isuzu SUVs that always end up facing the wrong way in a ditch alongside the interstate.

Hey Vader...that's a nice-looking fiero what year is that? We have an 87 Fiero SE here that we use as sort of a "project" car. My Pops picked it up for $50 and we had to push it home, but it runs all right. 245,000 miles strong! Those things are great in the snow, though, with all the weight in the back. I was surprised how fast it is, though, with the 2.8 v-6 and 5 speed.

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1992 25th Anniversary z28 Convertible

 

92 ford Escort GT. big sound system that makes you wonder wtf is making the boom boom sound.
i DO NOT want to even take a chance in driving the formula up here in the harsh canadian prairie winters.. seen too many ppl hit curbs and lightpoles.. *laughs at his mustang friends* teach 'em to drive a ford..
*dosnt' consider the escort a ford) any part on it i can get at a mazda place.. so.. it ain't no ford.. (and the fact that it dosn't break down much kinda says it isn't a ford).. neways.. yeah.. go Escort!

 

1988 Ford Bronco 4x4 full size. It's a 7000 pound brute that is absolutely un-stopable and ugly as he11.

 

84 GMC Jimmy (the little one) 4X4 with a 2.8 V6. Winter is coming, Damn now I have to fix the trans, and transfer case before I can drive it!

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89 Iroc 350 TPI,
Forged pistions
Comp roller Cam .510 lift 230dur
Flowmaster exhaust
Dart Iron Eagle heads 200cc runners 64cc chambers
MINI RAM SOON!!!!!
stock TPI for now 24# inj
87 Trans Am GTA 350 TPI
had engine fire
SHE NOW RUNS!!!! GREAT!!
Flowmaster exhaust
LT1 Injectors