how much power to the wheels? (TL-P)
08-16-2011, 09:16 PM
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08-17-2011, 09:34 AM
#82
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Yeah i know you're right, but how would they enforce a law like that?
Also, if it was a state law, many states have different climates. For example, Rochester or Syracuse get much much more snow than NYC/Long Island. It doesn't snow enough by me to justify getting snow tires. So how is it fair to the people in the warmer side of the state? Would it be like a county law then?
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Also, if it was a state law, many states have different climates. For example, Rochester or Syracuse get much much more snow than NYC/Long Island. It doesn't snow enough by me to justify getting snow tires. So how is it fair to the people in the warmer side of the state? Would it be like a county law then?
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08-17-2011, 10:31 AM
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08-18-2011, 09:51 AM
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But all-season tires typically offer quite acceptable handling in light snow. There is an opportunity cost to safety and if it's not really increasing our safety very much that money might be better spent on other things that could also improve safety, like a new car, brake job, salt to put down on the walks, etc...
I've never lived in an extremely snowy area. This is the worst I've lived in and we have oddities where we get a ton of snow a couple times a year, but I just don't drive or I drive my truck. I buy sand bags for the back and I use 4WD, but I have never had a separate set of winter tires for any vehicle that I've owned. I've never generally felt unsafe, and I have also only had one accident in my few-hundred-thousand miles of driving (not my fault and not on snow).
I've never lived in an extremely snowy area. This is the worst I've lived in and we have oddities where we get a ton of snow a couple times a year, but I just don't drive or I drive my truck. I buy sand bags for the back and I use 4WD, but I have never had a separate set of winter tires for any vehicle that I've owned. I've never generally felt unsafe, and I have also only had one accident in my few-hundred-thousand miles of driving (not my fault and not on snow).
08-18-2011, 01:22 PM
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I have never had a problem in the snow/ice we have in the DFW area with all season tires. of course you have to drive differently in the snow and some people seem to think they can just drive the same. in that case it wont matter what tires or if you have 4x4 you will have issues.
I do like the front wheel drive in the winter or wet conditions.
I do like the front wheel drive in the winter or wet conditions.
08-18-2011, 01:39 PM
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Based on mine, it'll take more than HP to hit 5 sec 60mph. Traction is the biggest problem, then torque comes in 2nd. I can give guys with sub 5 sec cars fits and even beat many of them if I can get them to do a 30mph punch or so. I think if I had 30-35 more ft lbs of torque, another 30hp (which would put me around 350ish hp and some really good tires I could get really close to a sub 5 sec run.
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i did 0-60 in 6 seconds in this vid and that was with an open IMRC so i was down power in the lower RPM's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSymHOzrlDQ
08-22-2011, 10:29 PM
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after i read this thread i had to try this APP with my 99 tl-p. I dynoed at 155hp first run then i made 178hp on my second run. not bad at all. now i will try my ek civic hopefully making around 200hp.
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