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Do you warm your car up?
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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.
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by BIG BAD BLACKSS
Its a 6 speed and i think its a lil harder on the motor when cold then an auto
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.
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Originally Posted by 408 z28
yes,about 10 min...get up go start car, eat breakfast,jump in and drive
*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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by BlueSix
So what's warming up the tranny and rear while all of you are waiting for the engine to warm up?
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Originally Posted by c0ncEpT
I do in the winter just for the sake I dont freeze to death
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...