Tips for Driving ZHP in winter?

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10-29-2016, 05:38 PM
Karl Lazlo

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Originally Posted by slater

DUDE. i've said the exact same thing so many times. and i've got data on the pink eye bit.

DUDE. I am waiting for your data on pink eye... <tapping foot and sipping coffee impatiently>
10-31-2016, 08:35 AM
Mike V

Limited slip makes a difference but my old ZHP was still ok in the winter. I noticed the lack of LSD when trying to get up hills from a stop.

I've been driving rwd cars in the snow for a long time. They take a little bit longer to get going from a stop but a well balanced rwd car with limited slip makes for quite the snow machine. It's frustrating that winter tires are so ignored. They make such a huge difference.
10-31-2016, 09:08 AM
Dual

Studded tires are useful in ice- less so in general winter driving conditions with today's snow tires. I am driving in Maine and it's been decades, I believe since I've used studded snow tires.

I don't think it's necessary to load the trunk with weight. That includes kids, Laszlo!

I can't speak to the LSD question from first-hand experience since I got my ZHP at the end of last winter, but I did install a limited slip as soon as I could. It will be interesting to see how it interacts with the DSC.
10-31-2016, 10:13 AM
NoVAphotog

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Originally Posted by Dual

Studded tires are useful in ice- less so in general winter driving conditions with today's snow tires. I am driving in Maine and it's been decades, I believe since I've used studded snow tires.

I don't think it's necessary to load the trunk with weight. That includes kids, Laszlo!

I can't speak to the LSD question from first-hand experience since I got my ZHP at the end of last winter, but I did install a limited slip as soon as I could. It will be interesting to see how it interacts with the DSC.

It doesn't do much. The tires and LSD provide enough traction that dsc doesn't need to kick in at least in my experience. I would drive with the dtc off (one press) and leave the dsc on. That way it wouldn't cut power if I needed to rev it up.
10-31-2016, 11:54 AM
Dual

That's a big help. Thanks!
11-02-2016, 03:23 AM
cakM3

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Originally Posted by NoVAphotog

It doesn't do much. The tires and LSD provide enough traction that dsc doesn't need to kick in at least in my experience. I would drive with the dtc off (one press) and leave the dsc on. That way it wouldn't cut power if I needed to rev it up.

This :thumbsup This is how I drive my ZHP when there's snow on the roads.
11-06-2016, 10:05 AM
Dual

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Originally Posted by NoVAphotog

I would drive with the dtc off (one press) and leave the dsc on. That way it wouldn't cut power if I needed to rev it up.

I tested this the other day. My DSC switch seems to have only two modes: the LED is either on (green) or off. Am I missing something?
11-06-2016, 10:42 AM
NoVAphotog

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Originally Posted by Dual

I tested this the other day. My DSC switch seems to have only two modes: the LED is either on (green) or off. Am I missing something?

What I'm talking about is what you are doing. Hold it down for 5+ seconds and it turns it all the way off and will show the light on the middle as well as the parking brake light.
11-06-2016, 10:53 AM
Dual

Thanks for this!
11-06-2016, 10:53 AM
BADCLOWN

My tip for driving your ZHP in winter conditions: DONT.

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