Breaking loose!
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Breaking loose!
Been noticing since it has cooled off that my '05 C-6 6spd breaks loose easily in 2nd gear on a lot of road surfaces. I have the BFG g-force tires with good tread- is this normal for most 'Vettes or are my tires the culprit?
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From: Plano TX
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From: Central Valley California
Its just the cold weather fellas! Do a nice burnout when you leave the house to warm em up and you should be fine!
But really it is because the ground and tires are cold. If you're really that worried about it switch to an all weather or winter compound tire and you shouldn't have the issue any more.
But really it is because the ground and tires are cold. If you're really that worried about it switch to an all weather or winter compound tire and you shouldn't have the issue any more.
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I guess having a car with this kind of power is nothing to get upset about. Sounds like a lot of other people have the same problem with different tires. This is controllable, and I don't mind going a little sideways in 1st gear (we all love that), but when youre going 45-50, it gets your attention! I have a lot of people ask why I would want a car like that, I guess they just don't understand! Love the Vette!!
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From: Valparaiso IN
I guess having a car with this kind of power is nothing to get upset about. Sounds like a lot of other people have the same problem with different tires. This is controllable, and I don't mind going a little sideways in 1st gear (we all love that), but when youre going 45-50, it gets your attention! I have a lot of people ask why I would want a car like that, I guess they just don't understand! Love the Vette!!
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It's a combination of your tires and the engine's computer. When the weather is hot, the computer will start pulling engine timing when the intake air temps goes above 89 degrees, seriously cutting horsepower. Combine that with some additional timing being pulled when the coolant temp starts moving up in hot weather. When you have cool air feeding the engine, no timing is being pulled, and the engine is making it's full rated horsepower, combined with tires that don't get good traction in the cold, and you have wheelspin.
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It's a combination of your tires and the engine's computer. When the weather is hot, the computer will start pulling engine timing when the intake air temps goes above 89 degrees, seriously cutting horsepower. Combine that with some additional timing being pulled when the coolant temp starts moving up in hot weather. When you have cool air feeding the engine, no timing is being pulled, and the engine is making it's full rated horsepower, combined with tires that don't get good traction in the cold, and you have wheelspin.
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From: Clive IA
Okay - so I have to ask - are you doing it on purpose?? So far in the week we've had ours...so I know it's not long...I have broken it loose in 4th on an on-ramp and hubby has done it a couple times in the lower gears. BUT I have driven it all around town in mid-cold conditions (30's one morning, 40's high) and never had a problem. So are you really getting on it to produce these results?
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Summer performance tires will not hook up in cold weather! 
It can be scary and even downright dangerous to drive them in 40 degree or lower temps. 
I mount A/S tires in Oct. and will keep them on until April or so.
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As far as how much power am I applying- obviously, I can drive easy enough that this is not an issue. I'm talking moderate to slightly heavy acceleration (not floored). It is a condition that started when the pavement cooled off. I was really more concerned about the BFG's maybe not being the best tires for traction, but it sounds like it's not just the BFG's from the responses I've seen so far.
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From: Kalifornia
Glad to see I'm not the only one having these issues, even in sunny CA. Thought it was just the crappy GY F1's.
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From: Cottage Grove MN
If you want to run your Corvette in the cold temps you need to get tires built with a different compound that is able to handle the cold weather.
I park the Vette for the winter, but i have a set of snow tires for my other vehicle... i swear by them now.