pro94lt

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?

old93camaro

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When people put a 160 thermo in they expect it to take for ever to get hot lol.. change back to stock if you want it to run a regular temp

pro94lt

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.

coolmanvette75

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usually takes like 5 mins for me. stock cooling system 94 z28

Badazz 97 TA

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how cold does it get in arkansas? i know here in wisconsin in winter it only takes about 2-3 miles and im getting good enough heat out of the heater. 160thermo

speed_demon24

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It usually takes 10-15 minutes for the oil to get up to temp in my car.

SoxXpupPeT

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It can take awhile for me. lower NY with a 160* thermostat. Id say a good 10 minutes to get up past 160 on the gauge

nascarnate326

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Ten to fifteen min

Stock z28 in Michigan.

myk

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Stock cooling system on my '97 and I just replace the t-stat and did a flush. I hit the freeway almost immediately after startup so the car doesn't really get a chance to "get hot". If I was roving around town I'd say 20 minutes or so...

MichaelWade

15-20 minutes, 180* thermostat. 20-30 degrees, Oklahoma.

moderate Z28

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.

metalmilitia606

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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.

1SWT95Z

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.

RamAir95TA

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If you just start it and hit the freeway regularly enough, later on in the car's life you can develop some nasty sludge conditions.

96azz28

you got that from yahoo didnt you?

metalmilitia606

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Nope ha ha I heard it on tv one morning watching the news. They ran some piece on how to save fuel and that was a way to do it.

Wicked94Z

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takes about 2 minutes here to get to 170ish. Half filled block, no heater or oil cooler. I probably have half the coolant capacity of stock.

killagt

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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 ^^

speed_demon24

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myk

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Well how do you define warmed up? None of my cars except the T/A (and the T/A's gauge doesn't actually measure true temperature anyway) will get their needle moving for at least 5 minutes or so. Idling for 5 minutes or more is just a waste of gas. The best way to warm a car up is to let it idle for a few seconds to get oil pressure going, then drive away carefully. As such, none of my cars get past, oh I'd say 170 or so, because it's all freeway from home to work. Driving around town is another matter.

Sludge in the cooling system? In any case I can't help my work schedule or how to get there...