# how cold (outside temp) do you go with s/c?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 17, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-cold-outside-temp-do-you-go-with-s-c/23202 "2007-01-17T18:16:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-cold-outside-temp-do-you-go-with-s-c/23202/21 "2007-01-21T15:06:17Z")

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A couple things make me doubt it’s true.

1. Cars end up all over the country after their initial sale. My 98 Ranger that I bought at Basil on Walden was originally registered in Texas. On a 10 below day the heater in that truck would burn your hand if you left it in front of the vent on high.

2. I’ve seen information on the testing they do on pre-production cars. They test them everywhere from desert conditions, to arctic conditions and the heating and cooling systems have to work for both.

Maybe a slightly different tune put on at the dealer for cars that end up in real high altitudes like Denver. I’d think that would be more of an issue in the days of carbs though.

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**Author:** ![myHonda1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/myhonda1/32/4960_2.png) [@myHonda1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/myHonda1)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-cold-outside-temp-do-you-go-with-s-c/23202/22 "2007-01-21T16:11:54Z")

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it was what 8 degrees last week and i was boosting.  
like said above, wait till op. temp. the have fun with no traction…

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-cold-outside-temp-do-you-go-with-s-c/23202/23 "2007-01-22T12:51:36Z")

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man… I miss driving a forced induction car in the winter. on those -0 days the car felt like a totally different animal

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**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-cold-outside-temp-do-you-go-with-s-c/23202/24 "2007-01-22T13:15:02Z")

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> [@Nikuk](#):
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> I could very well be wrong. I remember hearing it mentioned a few times, and a rare internet article listing minor differences.
> 
> I’m _ass_uming it applies.

Not wrong at all. I can’t tell you how many times I have to ask “is this a cold climate starter by any chance?” Esp Toyota/Geo families.

Even batteries, some oil viscosity lists printed differently in the owners manual…all the way down to battery cable gauge. And that goes for all car makers too.

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