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Im debating on doing the swap but the winters here are pretty harsh will this do any harm to the engine and turbos? Im talking about -30C this car is my daily driver so it'll hafta survive and be reliable, no point in more power if im stranded in the cold
any feedback would be great thanks

Rexn30

Should be good I assume, just don't run too thick of an oil =p

greyBLITZ

iTrader: (2)

Haha! Another Alberta member! So excited. Where you from? I know what you mean about the weather though. I don't think that there should really be any problem though. As always, just don't drive it too hard in the winter and things should be fine.

SCoupe

Heat is the normal enemy. But freak, -30c! Ice/traction is your enemy. I'd make sure I had a LSD on the rear end to ever think I could get anywhere in the winter. I doubt the gte would suffer anymore than the 2jzge.

Once my engine is warmed up, it likes the cool, dense charge offered up by the SF Bay area in the evenings. But it's a far cry from your winter lows.

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Calgary, where abouts are you

CDY

Run a low viscosity oil in the winter and make sure to let your car warm up plenty and you shouldn't have any problems. When the car is idling, you'll actually be at negative boost pressure, so you should actually be running lean. Then, once the car is warmed up, there will be more airflow (cold air is more dense) so you'll get more hp.

Sounds like win-win to me.

greyBLITZ

iTrader: (2)

I'm in Edmonton. But Calgary isn't too far away from Albertan driving standards lol.

Also, I'm thinking that there has got to be a lot of other people out there with forced induction for a daily driver so if they can make it, you will to!

vwynn

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just warm ur car up enough.

i suggest an auto start hehe so u dont have to be in the car while it warms up.

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so I did some searching and the question that comes up is will the rapid temperature change cause the ceramic turbos to crack and become weak?