Valve spring? *pics*
Originally Posted by trans2000am
did you run the car hard as soon as you started it? surpose to let them heat up before you go WOT
Ben
Originally Posted by Studytime
I always run mine as soon as it starts. There's really no difference in letting it warm up the first 10 minutes down the road than letting it idle for 5 minutes before taking off.
Ben
Ben
However, running it HARD right after you start it is pretty widely regarded as a bad move.
There goes 1 of your motor's lives. With the next set of springs you'd better be careful about warming up the motor before going to high rpms, even if you're standing around talking to people who want to see you run through the gears when you leave. Those are the times when I end up harping on the car when it's cold.
Right when you reach operating temperature doesn't mean the oil has been hot long enough to heat the springs past the brittle stage.
Jason
Right when you reach operating temperature doesn't mean the oil has been hot long enough to heat the springs past the brittle stage.
Jason
Last edited by Camaro99SS; Apr 1, 2007 at 08:02 PM.
Originally Posted by Studytime
I always run mine as soon as it starts. There's really no difference in letting it warm up the first 10 minutes down the road than letting it idle for 5 minutes before taking off.
Ben
Ben
Thats what they told me, and I let it warm up for a few minutes.
