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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 12:02 PM
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If I am here in VA during the winter, I'll drive my Evo though whatever mother nature throws at me. Snow, ice, rain, hail...whatever.....and the car will still look perfect in 3 years.

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Hope you got all-season tires or you probably won't get very far even with AWD.
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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All seasons are for pansies, get snows from Nov - May!
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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humm.. but what about freezing rain.. a nice layer of ice on the inside of the enginebay in the morning.. that can't be good when you start it up..
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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kevin, there's not going to be any layer of ice anywhere in the engine bay. If there's enough freezing rain to create a layer of ice everywhere anyhow, you aren't driving in it! Besides that it will melt as quickly as the engine warms up IF there is any to begin with.
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 01:12 PM
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I am going to re-oil my intake element (RMR) before the winter hits. No worries. Plus having a garage sure is nice.

I might have to find me some skinny WRC-snow-spec wheels to have some fun... (gee, if they only weren't so damned expensive...).

SC - you coming out tonight?
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 02:50 PM
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What is snow?
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 07:55 AM
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Originally posted by redphage
What is snow?
are you kidding me?
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 07:56 AM
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Yes he is, he's rubbing in the fact that he's in Tucson. Bastard!!
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 08:13 AM
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Re: Hood Vent in Winter

Here is what I plan to do. Get a tent when you are away from home and setup a gas generator, and hook up an alarm clock and set it to go off every 30min. Once the clock goes off get up and dust the snow off the hood. Now you may have to get up sooner if it is snowing really hard but most of the time 30min should be good.


Originally posted by TRDHarrier
What are you people going to do in the winter when it snows for the hood vent? I plan to buy a plastic or metal piece custom fitted and slip it over. I am running an HKS intake and dont feel like sucking in snow in the morning.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 08:52 AM
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nothing to worry about

the evo isn't the only car with holes in the hood...
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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well, i have an open air filter element using the HKS RS kit. I dun want it to suck down water during the winter when the car is warming up.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 09:21 AM
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TRD it's not a problem!
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by webguy330i
Yes he is, he's rubbing in the fact that he's in Tucson. Bastard!!
ahah my bad
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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think of snow as a free cold air intake suppliment
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 02:30 PM
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my stance, until mitsubishi says something about special winter storage (or the like) i'm not covering anything. ill treat the car just like any other
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