View Poll Results: HOW LONG do you warm up your engine?
1. None, start it and go!
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63
25.30%
2. About 20 sec., until rpm drops to 1200.
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83
33.33%
3. About 2 min., until rpm drops below 1000.
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75
30.12%
4. However long it takes to get water temp up. (post what temp)
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28
11.24%
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How long do you warm up your engine?
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Being as warm as it is here, it doesn't take long for the temp to get up. I just try to take it easy for the first few miles. During the winter, I warm it up for about a minute, then drive slowly for a few miles to get5 up to normal operating temp.
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i warm mine up from 7:35 AM to 7:45 AM just because its so cold that the engine wont start first shot and then it idles at about 2k plus i blast the heater and the heated seats so its warm and toasty
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I start driving right away but do not push it until the temp gets to the middle. I want the tranny and engine to get up to temperature before pushing it. That way all the engine and transmission clearances will be normalized also.
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about 2mins, then have the foot ever so slightly on the gas till the end of the street (400m 1/4 mile) and dont take it over 2000rpm till she's operating temp.
come to think about it i don't take it much over 2500 anyway!!!!
come to think about it i don't take it much over 2500 anyway!!!!
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turn the car on and go is what i do now. i used to wait a minimum of around 5 minutes before i drove off because i thought it was best to let the rpms get to it's coldest point but then i noticed my car chugged a lot more gas that way