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Old 01-29-2023, 08:30 PM   #29 (permalink)
Christian
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City Civic - '02 Honda Civic Coupe LX
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
I would always run ~44-48psi in my winter tires - they seemed to cut through the snow better.

You don't entirely lose power brakes when EOC, there's a check valve going to the brake booster. You typically get 6-8 solid hard stops before the vacuum assist starts to fade, and it's gradual, so you can feel it and bump start the engine.
Thanks Ecky, that's good to know, I assumed that I would only get like 1-2 good brakes before I lost power, but I definitely will have to try it out. I'd love to install a killswitch for EOC, but lack the willingness to mess with any wiring in the car.

I've thought about trying 40psi with these tires, but I'm going to wait until I put my lightweight tires on sometime in the next month.
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