Black FormulaLs1

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i will be back in NY the first week of december..i would /NEEED to know how yall store your Fbodies w/ the aluminum eng/trans/heads... should i pay for heated storage? its going to cost me $125 a month and i wont have access to my car..but it IS heated..

i dont know if my LS1 will crack due to extreme sub temperatures or not..i will be doing an oil change/coolant change before i get up there...royal purple 5W30 synthetic and Prestone 50/50 mix but i dont want to go out one morning and find my block/heads/trans cracked due to the extreme cold...

ANY RECOMMENDATIONS are appreciated!!! THANKS!!

need to know asap!!

Slowhawk

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If the coolant is 50/50 your all set.

bad2000z

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I stored my car in an unheated garage last year, in the spring when I went out to the garage the whole car had cracked and broken in half, then it caught on fire and burned down my entire neighborhood. j/k

omcar

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winterize the motor and you should be fine..I put blankets on my motor.

highflyin

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GM did not design the car for only warm weather.As long as you have antifreeze in it and not strait water your car will be fine.

02BEAST

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Now that's funny! I suppose you read a bed time story to it also. lol!

EchoMirage

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believe it or not, there are LS1s driving around in alaska, during winter. temps of 30 below arent uncommon. they all do fine. your car will be fine, dont worry.

Black FormulaLs1

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so just get a good car cover and the 50/50 prestone and i will be okay then... what kind of oil do you guys run up there in the cold? what battery?

02BEAST

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I run 10w30 in the winter and 10w40 in summer. I have a race battery so I take it in for the winter.

Black FormulaLs1

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any particular brand of oil?

BlackScreaminMachine

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Oil really doesnt matter, at most its when you start the motor will it matter persay and synthetic will be fine, so will dino oil.

Black FormulaLs1

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so then royal purple full synthetic will be fine in my firebird and i will make sure that it is regular 10W40 for the winter? and leave her sit outside durring the winter..

Leaving her sit outside wont be an issue...just wanted to make sure that the negative temps outsite wouldnt hurt the block/trans etc.. i cant afford to go out and buy another set up...just trying to take care of what i have..

Blacked Out

I leave mine outside uncovered and drive it when there isnt snow and to much salt on the ground. You will be fine like said before if you have the 50/50 antifreeze.

DannoWS6

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I've been storing mine in cold weather for 7 years.

I change the oil, top fluids, add some dry gas, and cover it, that's it. I lay a tarp on the cement for a vapor barrier. Probably gets to close to 0* some nights. I just go out a couple times a month and run it for 20 mins. That's it.

CamaroRacing12

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i heard it wasnt good to start her much because of moisture build up?? i dn i just heard that somewhere...

CAMJAG

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Disconnect battery, couple bottles of dry gas + sta-bil and a car cover

DannoWS6

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Yeah I've heard a lot of stories starting vs not starting. some GM tech's say to not start it and others say to start it a couple times a month. I dunno. I just start it cause I don't want my battery to drain, and I'd rather keep the oil moving around instead of letting it sit for 4-5 months. Plus I miss her after a while

It's worked for me, like I said.

JL ws-6

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Now with race fuel I drain the tank and fuel system out, drain the radiator, fill the entire thing with strait dex-cool so I know it's not gonna freeze up, circulate that stuff thru the motor with the elec pump for 10 min so I know it's all mixed in there good. Battery tender stays on the car at all times when it's in the garage so that's not an issue, but I do hit the battery shutoff switch to off anyway.

That's all I do, I don't worry about the oil, as I don't start the car unless I have to move it and it generally doesn't get moved all winter, but if I do have to move it I run a small electric heater under the car blowing directly on the oil pan ( I run a thick oil) to get the oil heated up some, so that way it's not like jelly. With the interval's I change it, it's not a concern anyway (every track trip, wether I make one run or 10 and 0 street miles)

Rocker arms are also loosened up so there's no tension on the valvesprings.

smokeum99ta

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I guess the mice and bugs sure love you for that. Them sum-of-bitches get into any and everything that sits still for awhile. Better check over your car before you go cruising after the winter.

JL ws-6

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Oh yeah, I put a ziplock bag with a rubber band over the TB (pull the lid/maf off) and the same with the breather filter and the exhaust tips, so nothing gets in the motor.