GTjoe49

I've been driving all sorts of cars in New England winters for many years, including my 10 GT, and none of them like the cold. The key is to get things moving. As stated by others, waiting for the engine to warm up is not necessery. Go about your standard routine, buckle up, select your tunes, check mirrors and go. Because you have a manual, you can feel the effects the cold has on your transmission. What I do is to get the gears moving as much as possible by slowly double-clutching between the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts. This helps to warm up the gearbox a little faster. Also, remember, no wide open throttle play until the engine reaches normal operating temperature!

BTW, Don't worry what others think, I have smoothed out quite a few gears in my lifetime!

Mayberry40

My 08 GT/CS 5 speed had a TSB on the synchronizers that had the gears grinding when it was cold, when the transmission was warmed up the grinding went away. I had the local steelership replace them. Check the TBS's...the grinding is not normal.

baddog671

Mine runs like a beast in the cold weather. Was 26 yesterday and it was torque-y as hell

Andy13186

I always think my car feels stronger too, i think its a combination of actually having a bit more power from the cooler more dense air, and the main reason is the fact that the tires have alot less traction so its way easier to spin them.

baddog671

I need warm tires and a cold engine then!

Sethman29

I'm in san antonio tx and i guess im a little paranoid because i've been letting mine warm up for 3-5 minutes before i even drive gently! .... is this causing harm?

Entaille

not causing it harm persay .. but it's additional wear and burning up fuel for not a lot of good. you really don't need to 'warm up' modern engines, just don't put the loud pedal down, no WOT runs, until the engines reached it's normal operating temps.