how long does it take to heat up??
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how long does it take to heat up??
I've had my car for several years and just don't like getting in it hard till it's warm and I don't trust my open loop afr's so how long does it take yours to warm up mine seems to take a real long time, maybe 5 min. I've got the stock cooling system other than a 160* therm. Anyone running a block heater? Are lt1's known to take a while to warm since their coolant flows backwards?
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I understand it's not going to run as hot but getting to a point when you can feel a change in the heat coming out the vents or seeing the needle move. That's what I'm wondering about.
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You hit the freeway before your cars even warmed up?? I would never do that. I dont even leave until I see the needle move a good ways.
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I have always heard that technically if the car idles for 30 seconds it's warmed up lol. Anything longer than that is just wasting gas. To answer the original question my old LT1 took about 15-20 minutes to blow warm heat. That's here in Ohio at less than thirty degrees.
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Mine is about 10-15 minutes idling to blow kinda warm air(enough to defog the windows to drive) with 20-30 degree mornings here in North Carolina. 1995 Z28 stock cooling system, 195 stat.
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I have always heard that technically if the car idles for 30 seconds it's warmed up lol. Anything longer than that is just wasting gas. To answer the original question my old LT1 took about 15-20 minutes to blow warm heat. That's here in Ohio at less than thirty degrees.
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wat I did every morning, its eat, get to the car, turn it on, go back inside, change cloth fixing hair and drive to work. every morning dont matter how cold not its, same thing every day ^^
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Sludge in the cooling system? In any case I can't help my work schedule or how to get there...