Hey guys just picked up an evo viii and I'm starting to get it ready for winter, ordered some mudflaps. Taking the front lip off, getting a set of winter tires for the stock rims. I work at a dealership doing undercoating and some paint work as well as detailing. The plan is to put the car on the lift once a week or so and spray it all down. As well as doing a paint protection and touching up the undercoat. My question now is what else should I be looking into doing? I live in northern Alberta and last winter we had about 2 weeks of -50 Celsius. Anyone have luck with oil pan heaters for our cars?

 

First spray that thing everywhere salt can go:
http://www.corrosionx.com/marine.html

Easy to apply easy to take off after winter is done.

Second enjoy the snow!

 

congrats on the purchase should post up some before and after winterized pics lol

 

Yes I will for sure

 

Also I do need some input as to a means of plugging my car in this winter I'm having no luck finding a block heater so any suggestions?

 

Anybody putting towhooks on their car in case they get stuck?

 

how do u "take off" this thing? and have u had experience with this product? how well does it work. i need to fight salt corrosion this winter.

 

just use a degreaser like Simple Green or other brand.

I'm an Mercury Outboard Dealer since 1980 and we have been using that product since it was released. We applied on all our brand new engine after installation.

It will apply a slim protection on the place you spray, it will be a bit greasy but will repel everything like salt and will NOT wash away with water easly like WD-40.

We saved a lot of engine who "drown".

I use that product as well on my Evo since i live near the sea.

Product on ACD pump after spray:
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Sold!!

 

yah im pretty sure im going to do that to the car as well but im still looking for a heater for the winter as well

 

Hrmm ima have to cehck out that corrionx stuff - I just put on my winters, ordered new all weather mats and tryin' to get my rear wiper fixed before the snow really starts to hit - can't wait to enjoy the first winter in my evo

 

Still wondering about an oil pan heater or a block heater

 

Or what about something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Kats-15200-Dip.../dp/B000BO74DG

 

I don't know if I would trust those dipstick heaters to really get the job done I'm starting to lean towards an oil Pan heater just trying to figure out which one since it appears I cannot find an evo 8 block heater

 

Also I have not taken delivery of my evo yet we are still waiting on it being shipped to our dealership so I have another question, I have looked at pictures of the oem oil pan and see that there is a flat part that I could attach the pan heater to. What I'm wondering is the approx size of that flat part if the car was here I could check myself but I would like to have everything ready so that when we do the out of province inspection all the winter mods get done to and then it's good to go.