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Modified by kaluwa3 at 12:34 PM 10/4/2007

 

It's fine, I have a hurst shift kit in my Nova and do neutral drops up and down the street all day long...

J/k, but really, I'm not afraid to get on it with the engine cold in the dead of winter here in Wisconsin. It's a little sluggish, but it'll be ok.

 

I would wait until the temp guage gets to operating temp. Its different up here in NJ though because we can get those 10 degree days and nights.
That is what warming the car up means, because after it gets to op temp, the heater works, oil is hot, etc

 

So once the thermo starts going up it should be fine?

 

Fla is different than here in NJ. Cars will warm up faster because if the outside air is 80 degrees F, then the oil is also that temp.

 

Well what can happen if I dont let it warm up, and hit redline/vtec quickly after starting it?

 

You can pretty much drive right away after starting the car esp. in FL's weather. Many people think letting the car sit to idle for 10 minutes is a good idea. Wrong, this only wastes gas. A car warms up a lot quicker under normal driving conditions. Drive the car easy until your temp gauge is at operating temp(usually around 200 degrees or a little less than half of an un-numbered gauge). Then ripp on it all you want.

 

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Well first off a "cold" motor is very inefficient fuel wise. Also below operating temperature there is a small amout of increased wear, as "cold" oil doesnt flow and lubricate as well.

 

if i'm not in rush usually i let it idle for at least 3mins, if i'm in a rush at least 1min or so.

 

Yah in our maine winters I give it 3 mins to warm up. But now that its warming up it dont take long after I start driving for it to warm up. Fuel doesn't atomize well at cold temps hence the poorer gas mileage.

 

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Like someone else mentioned, you run the risk of slightly increased wear due to inconsistent oil viscosity. You don't need to warm up the car much under most climates - 10 to 30 seconds is more than enough and just drive easy for the next few minutes until the thermostat gets to normal operational temp.

BTW, when the engine is bone cold, you can't get into mAd VtAk 'yo!

 

Oh okay thanks. So the only thing that could happen is increased wear.. But It probably wouldn't be noticeable unless you constantly do it right?

 

just dont rip it right after you turned it on. What happens is that when the engine is cold, the oil is thick and doesnt lube as well... as long as you keep it in low rpm's while its cold, you will be fine.

 

What would you say a good amount of time before really ripping on it would be? I mean hitting redline.

 

when its cold, your car is very sluggish. Warming your car up will release the Carbon Monoxide and it will clog your **** if you don't do it. :] Oil has to be burned and thats why you warm up your car

 

letting your car warm up also builds up carbon.

you can open it up after the needle moves to its normal temp range

 

i hope that guy is pulling your chain. oil burning is bad. When a car is cold it actualy performs better. those chips that say you will gain hp by adding the chip to your car. All they do is make your ecu think the motor is cold so it feeds more fuel. All it realy does is waste gas. And like i said before, warming up your car build carbon, it doesnt release it.

To help rid the carbon build up run your car on the highway in 4th gear for about 5 miles every once in a while. It's suposed to clean some of the **** out of your motor. High RPM, but the motor isnt realy working hard because your not accelerating. all the mototr is doing is keeping the car moving.


Modified by anavrin351 at 7:39 PM 5/10/2007

 

i guess a sluggish ride is good.

 

Only cars you need to let warm up are cars with carburetors

 

Modified by De_tour at 9:56 AM 5/13/2007

 

highway is higher speeds. i dont understand the question if that doesnt answer it.

 

Modified by De_tour at 9:56 AM 5/13/2007

 

yeah that would also work, i think. im not willing to have the car at 4-4.5k in 5th gear that long. the ticket isnt worth it to me.

 

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daaaang speed racer! lol jk.... im sorry i just really wanted to say that really bad. nothing else..

 

honda says 1 minute, in all weather conditions. Dont get past 3k untill @ op temp.

doing that high RPM thing doesnt do jack. You need to flutter the gas @ redline, even still its not wise.

If your puffing out smoke chances its not carbon, its fuel or oil.