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Old 05-25-2005 | 10:52 PM
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Default Those with dual valve springs. How long do you let you car warm up?
I have PP dual valve springs and usually let my car get to operating temperature before I drive. Sometimes I am in a rush and wonder what the minimum allowable time it takes to safely warm up heads with this style spring.
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I have PP dual valve springs and usually let my car get to operating temperature before I drive. Sometimes I am in a rush and wonder what the minimum allowable time it takes to safely warm up heads with this style spring.
In S. Cal. I idle about 1 minute before driving off, but I drive easy until the oil is at least 150'
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Old 05-25-2005 | 11:13 PM
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I start driving immediatly, i just dont go over 2500rpms until the car is at full temp. No point in sitting in the driveway, just gonna make it take longer to warm up.
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why is it so important to wait for the car to heat up with dual valve springs? just wondering.
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I wait about 2-3 minutes.
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Break easily when cold... Much more so than stock at least...
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Originally Posted by 99CamaroSS_
why is it so important to wait for the car to heat up with dual valve springs? just wondering.
Wow....you're gonna need to know this pretty soon...like by friday lol.
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Old 05-26-2005 | 12:23 AM
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I usually wait until the needle hits the first part on the temp guage, then I still keep it at low rpm until fully warm.
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Old 05-26-2005 | 12:50 AM
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till the water temps are ~165 (fans kick on) and the oil temps are about 130.....usually about 5-10 mins depending on how cold out it is.............
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Old 05-26-2005 | 01:14 AM
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long enough to drop the top, put on my seatbelt, open the cutout, and drop in a good CD
always let her idle for a couple of mins
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depends on how long the lines are in the staging lanes!!

when it was a street car usually 2-3 minutes.
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i wait til the coolant temp is at 100 or higher before driving off and the oil temp is at 150 before getting on it
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I dunno.. i usually let the car warm up for a minute and just drive real easy until the temp starts to rise.
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I hop in and drive (below 2500rpms) till coolant temp is between the first and second mark (i can't remember what that is) but that is as high as my car's temp ever get, so that is full operating temp for me.
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Old 05-26-2005 | 07:33 AM
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didnt think it was good to let you car site and idle, carbon build up and what not
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I start it and go and stay under 2500 rpm until oil temp is 150.
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Originally Posted by Mike K.
I usually wait until the needle hits the first part on the temp guage, then I still keep it at low rpm until fully warm.
I agree here... This is what i do with my stock internals and this is what I plan to do after my cam goes in.
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Originally Posted by cyphur_traq
Wow....you're gonna need to know this pretty soon...like by friday lol.
Lol! i know your supposed to warm up your car first anyways, i just never realized that the dual springs break so easy.
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Old 05-26-2005 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 99CamaroSS_
Lol! i know your supposed to warm up your car first anyways, i just never realized that the dual springs break so easy.
They don't break easily, it's just they will be stressed a lot more without some heat in them. Therefore, it's better to warm up the engine a little before you start turning some rpm.

Like some others, I prefer to immediately start driving, but I keep my rpm below 2,000 until the motor is in closed loop (over 150 degrees). That's pretty much how I drive it anyway...nearly 95% of my driving is 2000 rpm and below. That's why I love this cam. I can lug the motor down to 600 or zing it up to 6800 (once warm). AFR uses the same springs as Patriot so they're pretty good!
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Originally Posted by jub jub
I start it and go and stay under 2500 rpm until oil temp is 150.
Ditto!
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