JIM5.0

Ain't that the truth! When it first happens, the Coyote makes the whole car shudder, like 10 kids jumping up and down on the hood and roof! Not a pleasant experience, and will scare the S*** out of you if you are startled when it hits.

Oh yeah! When I first bought mine, I had to learn to just touch the gas pedal with a tiny dash of a step. Coming out of a 120 HP weenie car, that was at first hard for me to do because to accelerate in a 4 banger, I was so used to flooring it just to accelerate at the same speed as everyone else.

grnbayfan

what car did you have before?

JIM5.0

I was driving a Toyota Rav, lol, and it wasn't even mine! It was my parents, but they needed it back, so I gave it back to them.
Glad I manned up and finally did, because if I didn't, I would not be in the ranks of 'Stang owners!

grnbayfan

wow. i have a civic so its not too bad. although i do like how the 5.0 is a lot higher off the ground. dont have to worry about pulling in to parking spaces anymore.

MrSandman

The tires on the brembo package get rock hard in cold weather. Hard tires like to hop. Wait till it gets 60 F or so outside.. the hop will go away.

grnbayfan

tell me about cold, never thought of that though.

MrSandman

The tires are only rated to 40 degrees. In fact, Pirelli's warranty states that they will not cover damage to the tire if it resulted from prolonged driving below 45 degrees; there is an increased risk of severe tire damage with road hazzards (potholes) if you strike one while its below that temp.

I've noticed they do warm up a little after a few miles on the highway.. I also found out today.. that no matter how thin the snow is.. if the ground is white.. you will have Zero control.

JIM5.0

Interesting and good info there. I never thought about that. All I know is tires lose pressure in the cold (the air molecules lose heat energy, which is kinetic energy, which is what causes pressure), but as you drive on them, the rolling friction warms up the tires, and the heat energy is transferred to the air inside to bring the tires back to proper air pressure. This is why in certain cases in the cold, your TPS will light up but go away after a few minutes of driving.

As for the Pirelli tire material becoming rock hard from the cold, I did not know that. And as such, I will take care to drive carefully on them in really cold weather.

grnbayfan

it has barely been above freezing the past 2 days here, not normal at all here.

grnbayfan

funny though i do have these exact same tires on my fwd civic and they handle good in the snow . never had any cold weather related issues, same size as well.