waste of time, or worth it?

scope22 · 11-03-2016, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by barncobob

sounds like the old diesel trucks, turn key on to get glow plugs heating

Or the good'ol crt tv, gotta wait for the tubes to warm up start glowing red, then 2 mins later you've got 2 black and white channels! **** yea! (eastern europe in 80's

)

2011 Nismo#91 · 11-04-2016, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jamtinge

Hi Guys,
so that the car gets some electricity first, then turn the engine on.

Electricity travels many thousands of miles per second you really don't need to wait for it to get where it needs to be, it's much faster than you pushing any buttons.

ayrton88 · 11-04-2016, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by scope22

Or the good'ol crt tv, gotta wait for the tubes to warm up start glowing red, then 2 mins later you've got 2 black and white channels! **** yea! (eastern europe in 80's

)

Don't make fun of vacuum tubes. The best sounding guitar amps still have tubes. Stereo amps as well. Trouble is they cost a fortune.

kenchan · 11-04-2016, 01:11 PM

I can maybe sort of probably not understand in 'on' mode for fuel pump and all but why acc?

Larso1 · 11-04-2016, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

I can maybe sort of probably not understand in 'on' mode for fuel pump and all but why acc?

True. I don't see how ACC would help anything either

370zBoyz · 11-04-2016, 04:32 PM

never heard of doing such a thing before..just start the car up

/Angelo350Z/ · 11-04-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jamtinge

i am really surprised by the responses i am getting.

I would fully understand if you guys say it is not a necessary step, but

has no one really heard about putting the acc mode on first before the engine startup?

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Where did you hear that? It's the inrush current that causes the most damage (why incandescent light bulbs frequently burn out when you turn them on) and that's going to happen every time you power up. Unlike an ICE or vacuum tubes, solid state electronics do not have to warm up.

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Been driving/working on cars and reading about them for over 40 years and never heard that.

I've seen cars where you needed to wait a few seconds before starting but, as mentioned above, this was due to glow plugs warming up, fuel pumps priming, etc, and had nothing to do with the electrical system.

SouthArk370Z nailed it. Glow plugs in diesel engine-powered vehicles need to cycle before startup. The only logical reason I could see a gas engine needing a few seconds in the ACC mode is if the vehicle is equipped with an electric oil primer to prolong engine life. Do those even exist?

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