Twist the knife :D

 

IT LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After a good couple of minutes of alternating cranking it with fuel and then fuel cutoff it final came to life

I would hate to see what shape the cat is in now but i am glad that i got it going.

This would have never been possible without another car connected through jumpers and i think that is the limiting factor when getting a flooded car start, you just need enough juice and patience and eventually it should go.

Going to see if Sunridge can get my oil pan heater installed tomorrow as it is only going to be -15 as apposed to thursday which is back to -25.

Here is to hoping

 

Got my date with the stealership changed to tomorrow and bought a optima "red top" today from Performance Parts Center on 32nd ave NE. They didn't have the exact one that i needed(we are group 35), they had the 34/74 or something like that.

Only thing to keep in mind if you pick that one up is you have to get a extension from Canadian tire so that the positive cable reaches the positive post as it is not centered in this optima battery(think it was 12 bucks for a 13" extension, which was too long but still did the job).

Initial thoughts are that there is alot more kick from first turning key unlike with the NAPA battery that i had before.

Do you guys always rev to 3000 and hold it there for a second or two and then turn the key off all the time or only when it doesnt reach running temp?

 

to your last question.....yes

 

I guess my question is a bit Ambiguous.

Yes to all the time | or | Yes to only when not warmed up, sorry.


Thanks for the input though.

 

I just did exactly the same thing. Now mine's alive too! The smoke was unholy - I'm waiting for the envirocops to show up any second :D.

You're right, jumping it gave me the extra few cranks that it needed to get going.

My heater's getting installed on Saturday. I figure I'll leave it running 'til then.

 

Good call, LOL.

Glad to help out when i can

 

Glad so many people still drive their 8s around this weather,
its SO SLIPPERY, my michelin X-ice can barely handle the ice. Just curiousity, how much tire pressure do you guys set on your tires? I think mine is at 32.

 

Socal Ftw!

 

I have been slipping and sliding everywhere off the line, but once I'm moving it's not bad at all. Scares the crap out of the people around me(including myself), haha...

I keep 34-36 psi in my winter tires.

 

got mine running too, i love driving it in the snow.
this morning i was passing trucks spinning their all-seasons up the hills in john laurie bvd. haha

how many CCA was the red top ?
i was looking at a motomaster drycell at CT. it was $176 and had 760CCA .

thats where i bought mine . i wish i could have stayed !

 

1000CA or 820ish CCA i believe

Pretty sure i got the 34/78(needed a positive cable extension).

If you can find the group 35(recommended fit for our car) it was 750 CCA i believe

 

snow is fun!

 

Plugged my car in last night with the 220V oil pan heater that the dealer installed yesterday and i can see that it made a big difference.

I think it was -22 this morning and it started like it was +5 or +10. Usually when it is this cold it revs up to 3.5 or 4k and hangs around there going up and down but with it plugged in it went to 2.5 and then within 10-20 seconds or so it was already idling nicely at 1k revs.

Anyone that doesn't have a heated garage and has trouble starting in cold weather this is probably a really good upgrade to do, very pleased with it .

 

220 is a lot of volts...

S

 

wow you're lucky you got a 220v outlet in your garage =(

I will need to find a pan heater haha...

 

I guess take that 220V with a grain of salt because that is only what the dealership told me. It could very well be 220 or 250 watts and 120v like canadian tire sells.

Thinking about it now that is probably what it is. When i first asked the tech at the dealership about the wattage he said i don't know what does 4V equal, lol. All i know is that it works really good.

The plug in my garage is just a standard three prong plug like you would find in your house???

 

Cool... I've been sliding pretty bad too, especialy going uphill, I went up to the tower parking lot (circular ramp) the other day and could barely go up, kept sliding, felt like I was in fast and furious tokyo drift, bahaha

 

thats my friends house!! did you just drove onto her lawn!! haah

are you guys finding it okay to drive the rx8 right on in this weather ( like these couple of days). I tried to drive down 14st yesterday and was fish tailing everytime I go above 40km/h straight. decided to put on my emergency light and turn back wonder if i shoudl try again tmr

 

Light weight and rear wheel drive is never a good combination, its not just the 8. Just take it slow, and for hills momentum is the key.

 

If you don't have winters on i wouldn't suggest going out in this crap. Try and keep it in a nice low gear too(ie cruise in 4th if you can), that way every time you press the gas you don't break loose.

Remember when driving in this weather to be 100% alert at all times, its not like summer where you can divert some of your attention to something else. You have to be ready to catch the car if it decides to do anything.

 

I second that, this is the first winter I have driven mine. Good snow tires are a must (I was quietly pi$$ed off that I shelled out about $200 a tire for my 8) but they sure make a difference and are well worth it...this last week alone, I was chugging along merrily while other vehicles were going nowhere fast especially on Crowchild and 14th street.....still drive as defensively as possible though as you cant account for other idiots on the roads!!

Apart from the odd fishtail on very icy parts, it has been quite comfortable

Good battery also vital if you are not in a heated garage...

 

NOO!!!!! After three issue free winters, I tried starting after work but it's a no go. I'm pretty sure mine needs a tow to NorthHill.

 

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Let us know how you make out.

 

Honestly...the RX8 in the winter IMHO is easier to drive than my dad's accord and my mom's CRV (with AWD) in the winter. We get some crazy winds in Winnipeg (-25 C temp then with windchill it's like -45C) and it's VERY stable, you'll see other cars being swayed by the winds, but the RX8 remains flat and stable.

As long as you shift up when you can and stay in a high gear and leave DSC/TSC on there should be no issues accelerating. I can easily do the speed limit on all roads even when much of the traffic is not. Depending on the road I sometimes start in 2nd gear, and in 1st and 2nd I shift at a low rpm, 3rd gear depending on conditions if you are heavy on the gas the rear will start to lose traction still.

Even with braking the RX8 stops very well even on ice (using first generation X-ice tires)

Just get some good wipers and some good windshield washer fluid =)