Pretty sure car hates the cold weather - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

HuntingtonFRS · 10-19-2012, 07:57 PM

I feel like the FRS hates the cold weather more than any other car I've owned and its not really that cold out yet. In the mornings the car revs so high to warm up and seems to suck the gas while driving. Not to mention it sounds terrible.

What do you guys up north think?

FirestormFRS · 10-19-2012, 08:35 PM

1500rpm till the cat gets fired up after that it's just fine.

I haven't seen a white FR-S around but seeing as we're in the same neighborhood I'm sure we'll run into each other (not literally) soon.

JDMenrique · 10-19-2012, 08:37 PM

idle is acting up and shifting into 2nd sounds like youre murdering a horse

Celica00 · 10-19-2012, 08:46 PM

I'm in utah and its been acting just fine for me. takes maybe 4-5 minutes to heat up and is just like normal after that. the exhaust sounds raspy for the 1st minute or 2 but thats it.

DBacon1052 · 10-19-2012, 08:48 PM

Has anyone else had the tire pressure warning come on?

HuntingtonFRS · 10-19-2012, 08:51 PM

FirestormFRS you are in the Huntington, WV area? WHats your name>?

Starscream15 · 10-19-2012, 08:54 PM

I'm in MN.

My BRZ loves to backfire while cold (~50 degrees) in second gear under medium throttle. I am using Visconti's STG1 tune but it was happening before I flashed so it's not to blame.

dsgerbc · 10-19-2012, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starscream15

I'm in MN.

My BRZ loves to backfire while cold (~50 degrees) in second gear under medium throttle. I am using Visconti's STG1 tune but it was happening before I flashed so it's not to blame.

Yeah, right...of course it's not the tuner's fault...
Never had a single backfire even in high-30s.

Starscream15 · 10-19-2012, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Yeah, right...of course it's not the tuner's fault...
Never had a single backfire even in high-30s.

I was being serious!

TurnOne · 10-19-2012, 09:02 PM

Easy to skip 2nd gear. Just ease from 1st to 3rd if 2nd doesn't want to go in smoothly.

HuntingtonFRS · 10-19-2012, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurnOne

Easy to skip 2nd gear. Just ease from 1st to 3rd if 2nd doesn't want to go in smoothly.

Thats stupid though. The car is brand new. It is a manual and made to shift 1-2-3-4-5-6. It should be able to shift 1-2-3-4-5-6

blu_ · 10-19-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBacon1052

Has anyone else had the tire pressure warning come on?

No, but at least when I bought my Legacy last year they told me that cold weather could make that happen.

brufleth · 10-19-2012, 09:36 PM

My WRX is bitchy when it first starts in the cold. Hard to shift and runs rough until it warms up. Could be a Subaru thing. Never had that happen with a Honda.

@Art_Mighty · 10-19-2012, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBacon1052

Has anyone else had the tire pressure warning come on?

I did. when i measures the tires they were...

32.5psi
32.5psi
32.5psi
31.0psi

...I brought them all up to 35.5psi and TPMS was happy

10-19-2012, 07:57 PM	#1
HuntingtonFRS Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S in White Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 177 Thanks: 27 Thanked 52 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pretty sure car hates the cold weather I feel like the FRS hates the cold weather more than any other car I've owned and its not really that cold out yet. In the mornings the car revs so high to warm up and seems to suck the gas while driving. Not to mention it sounds terrible. What do you guys up north think?

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10-19-2012, 08:35 PM	#2
FirestormFRS Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Anytown Posts: 920 Thanks: 73 Thanked 643 Times in 302 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1500rpm till the cat gets fired up after that it's just fine. I haven't seen a white FR-S around but seeing as we're in the same neighborhood I'm sure we'll run into each other (not literally) soon.

10-19-2012, 08:46 PM	#4
Celica00 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 86 Location: utah Posts: 1,156 Thanks: 842 Thanked 798 Times in 434 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm in utah and its been acting just fine for me. takes maybe 4-5 minutes to heat up and is just like normal after that. the exhaust sounds raspy for the 1st minute or 2 but thats it.

10-19-2012, 08:51 PM	#6
HuntingtonFRS Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S in White Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 177 Thanks: 27 Thanked 52 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	FirestormFRS you are in the Huntington, WV area? WHats your name>?

10-19-2012, 09:02 PM	#10
TurnOne Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: BRZ Ltd. WR Blue 6MT Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 115 Thanks: 59 Thanked 69 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Easy to skip 2nd gear. Just ease from 1st to 3rd if 2nd doesn't want to go in smoothly.

10-19-2012, 09:36 PM	#13
brufleth Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2007 WRX Location: Chelsea, MA Posts: 113 Thanks: 14 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My WRX is bitchy when it first starts in the cold. Hard to shift and runs rough until it warms up. Could be a Subaru thing. Never had that happen with a Honda.

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