Starz T/A 17

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Yeah i let mine warm up for a few minutes or if im running late keep the RPM's under 2K

BlackTA98 LS1

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Seeing as how my last car was a twin turbo rx7, I pretty much had to warm that up before i drove it. I guess the habit stuck with the trans am. I warm it up for about 2-3 min and drive it around letting the auto shift slowly.

BIG BAD BLACKSS

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I give it about 2-3 minutes at work before i leave as i work in a parking garage and i can keep an eye on it. In the morning it gets 1-2 minutes. Its a 6 speed and i think its a lil harder on the motor when cold then an auto so i give it time to warm up. I can usually notice a difference in exaust tone after its warmed up. Lil more choppy and louder for first 30sec-1 min. Then i take it easy till it gets warm.

My buddy has an 00 WS6 that he starts up from dead cold and will go to 4-5K RPM damn near immediatly while taking off. I always tell em its terrible for the motor but he does it anyway.

blkZ28spt

Why do you think that....?

Autos are going to turn more rpm. Especially when cold and the converer is not yet locking up, and especially when you consider many of us have aftermarket converters with higher stall speeds.

408 z28

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yes,about 10 min...get up go start car, eat breakfast,jump in and drive

blkZ28spt

FYI: That is not exactly good for the engine.

*The healthiest way to warm the car/engine up is to drive nice and slow/easy until it is warmed up. Not sit idling. Sitting and idling is wasting gas, building up carbon deposits and only warming up the engine. There are many things that like to be warm, the engine being but one of them.

2_wacko

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I warm it up to the normal temp and go.

MountainMotor

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I always let mine warm up. I give it around 2 min. and then take it easy and let everything else warm up.

BIG BAD BLACKSS

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Honestly no real reason, i just feel the clutch can jerk the motor around a lil more if you mess up with the clutch or a gear at all, converter has a lil slip in it all the time or at least till the TCC locks. Again no real reason just my crazy mind being crazy agian. I still think its a lil harder on the motor though lol.

KENS_SS_4

I store my car for 3-4 months a year just so I don't have to start it and drive it in really cold weather or drive it in road salt.

I always warm it up for a couple of minutes before driving, depending on the temp. Then baby it untill it is at full temp.

Even on a 100 degree day it will take the oil more than a couple of minutes to come up to temperature and flow well. In most of these kinds of posts I will include an "IMHO". Here it is safe to say this is a fact!

If you have to get in it an go full bore, I suggest a block heater. Then no worries.

YoMommasTA

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2 min warm up if its above 30 degrees...5 mins if its below 30,all our cars go 200k+ without any engine problems

777

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I let it id'e for about 10-15 seconds. Then I drive it under 2000rpms until coolant temps come up all the way. Then under 2500rpms until the oil pressure drops to around 45psi at idle. Which is the lowest it will go.

Captainofiron

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Unless its like freezing, just sitting there and idleing will not warm up the engine properly, you should drive granny style for 10 to 15 minutes then its warmed up properly, thats what I do. and since I have done that my gas mileage went up 2 mpg

Vettish

Sit and let mine warm up for 2 minutes. Closed loop makes that initial choppy cold start. Drive around slowly for a while until get you good temp/consistent oil pressure. If you start driving the car fast when the engine isint warmed up oil pressure can go very high which = not good on engine.

Roarin_8

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30sec-1 minute to get the oil running. Then drive away easily till the trans fluid warms up and the gear fluid warms up.

YoMommasTA

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believe it or not but it takes about 18-20 miles for everything to get up to proper temps.in the cold weather it takes the rear fluid alot longer,maybe 50+ miles.also most people think gm put oil coolers on cars to cool the engine oil,trans oil etc.its actually to help warm the oil up faster.it does two jobs.the heat from the coolant in the rad is used to get the trans fluid up to temp.

BlueSix

So what's warming up the tranny and rear while all of you are waiting for the engine to warm up?

Hoss Ghoul

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Let the car get to normal idle, then drive slowly until at operating temp. Keep it below 2500RPM's.

I don't back mine up untill the idle is below 800 rpm's=20-30sec's.

Then drive it soflty for 2-5 min while it comes up to operating temps.

Bottom line, just take it easy on a cold motor/trans.

YoMommasTA

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if its a auto trans the water in the rad is warming the trans fluid as the engine warms.the torque convertor warms the fluid up fast also.if its a manual trans,nuttin same for the rear,nuttin.thats why manual trans and rears take such a beating.they will actually live very long if warmed up properly before beating on them,but i don't know any gearhead willing to wait 25+ miles to get the trans-rear warmed up.i can tell when my rear fluid is up to temp by the slight whine i get @ 55mph.when the fluid is cold its not there.in cold 30 degree weather it takes at least 30 miles of steady driving.i have good results by warming up the car for 2-5 mins then driving easy for the 1st 5 miles.using pennzoil i've never had a engine-trans or rear fail in a daily driver.usually the the body gets so rusted from the road salt up here by the time we hit 200k the body is done.the 89 camaro we have has 205k still uses no oil and runs better than new.trans is solid,rear is quiet,THE BODY underneath IS SHOT!last year @ 175k i took it out on a hot summer day and did some full power blasts up the mt nearby here.its a hard run with neat sweeper turns,all the rice biker guyz love to race over it.i did at least 4 runs full throttle never missed a beat.no trans slipping etc.gm built some tough cars .

Fenster

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Exactly!!!

I normally just start the car up in the winter months. Then its only for like 5 mins or so. Nothing major. Mostly give the car the 30-45 seconds to get going, then keep the revs down...