How much do you warm up your Z?

didymus · 03-23-2012, 02:05 PM

How much before pushing it? How low do you keep the revs?

kenchan · 03-23-2012, 02:06 PM

i wait until 180F oil. revs are kept normal under 4K

TerribleONE · 03-23-2012, 02:23 PM

I will wait till about 160F until I get on it at all. 180 to go above 6k

Davey · 03-23-2012, 02:25 PM

I usually just bounce it off the rev limiter and dump the clutch in reverse to back out of the garage.

Pelican170 · 03-23-2012, 02:25 PM

Normally i do about 140, so thats my vote but there are times ill give it to when it starts to move...

Pelican170 · 03-23-2012, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey

I usually just bounce it off the rev limiter and dump the clutch in reverse to back out of the garage.

hahah thats one way to warm it up quick! lol

christian370z · 03-23-2012, 02:39 PM

I wait until 160 degree, which is where most oils start to enter their optimal operating temps. If I'm pushing the car very hard, I prefer to be at 180 or above, which is normally 210 degrees max thanks to my oil cooler.

90 ST · 03-23-2012, 03:05 PM

mine sits in a heated garage, and then my whole town is only 40kms/hr, so by the time i'm out of town it's good to go.

kenchan · 03-23-2012, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90 ST

mine sits in a heated garage, and then my whole town is only 40kms/hr, so by the time i'm out of town it's good to go.

you only look at water temp?

spearfish25 · 03-23-2012, 03:16 PM

I used to just wait until the needle started to move, but then I installed my oil pressure gauge. The oil pressures don't start to drop to the lower operating pressures until 180+. Cooler than that, the pressures are in the 100-105 PSI range when you're around 2-3k RPM. That was enough to make me warm her up to 180F before getting sporty with my driving.

theDreamer · 03-23-2012, 03:16 PM

Mine is usually a 5-8 minute warm up, which usually the oil temp gauge is just about to start to move. By the time I am out of my neighborhood it is around 160.
Honestly, you really do not need to wait very long, a good 60 second warm up is all you really need just do not go bouncing it off the rev limiter and you are fine.

mantella87 · 03-23-2012, 03:20 PM

180, I stay below 3k until then.

ZMan8 · 03-23-2012, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

I used to just wait until the needle started to move, but then I installed my oil pressure gauge. The oil pressures don't start to drop to the lower operating pressures until 180+. Cooler than that, the pressures are in the 100-105 PSI range when you're around 2-3k RPM. That was enough to make me warm her up to 180F before getting sporty with my driving.

yep I think of this when I first start driving it. I think it was your thread

that pointed out how high the oil pressure gets when you push past 2k rpm and temps are <180.

Pelican170 · 03-23-2012, 03:39 PM

How accurate is the gauge anyways? For example the other day at lunch i went to the local grocery store. It is about 2 miles down the road. By the time i got there, the needle just started to move. Parked, came out 10 mins later and the gauge was then up to 140 or 160.... it jumped a lot while parked which makes me think its slow to move in general...

theDreamer · 03-23-2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pelican170

How accurate is the gauge anyways? For example the other day at lunch i went to the local grocery store. It is about 2 miles down the road. By the time i got there, the needle just started to move. Parked, came out 10 mins later and the gauge was then up to 140 or 160.... it jumped a lot while parked which makes me think its slow to move in general...

Car sitting can actually warm the car up, it is just sitting static with all the heat staying around it.
Same thing happens when you drive for awhile and you get to 200 degrees and park for a bit and come out and the temp is 220+.

View Poll Results: Warm her up?
180 degrees	22	30.14%
160 degrees	12	16.44%
140 degrees	7	9.59%
Guage starts to move	12	16.44%
What warmup?	20	27.40%
Voters: 73. You may not vote on this poll

03-23-2012, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
didymus Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence / Boston Posts: 564 Drives: 280 / 370Z Rep Power: 307	How much do you warm up your Z? How much before pushing it? How low do you keep the revs?

03-23-2012, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5852	I will wait till about 160F until I get on it at all. 180 to go above 6k __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

03-23-2012, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117173	I usually just bounce it off the rev limiter and dump the clutch in reverse to back out of the garage. km1346 and Thesmoke90 like this.

03-23-2012, 02:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pelican170 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 972 Drives: Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 17	Normally i do about 140, so thats my vote but there are times ill give it to when it starts to move... __________________ Fast Intentions CF Exhaust - Fast Intentions HFC's - HPS Tubes w/ AFE Dry Flow Filter's

03-23-2012, 02:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	i wait until 180F oil. revs are kept normal under 4K

03-23-2012, 02:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 433	I wait until 160 degree, which is where most oils start to enter their optimal operating temps. If I'm pushing the car very hard, I prefer to be at 180 or above, which is normally 210 degrees max thanks to my oil cooler. __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

03-23-2012, 03:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
90 ST A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,861 Drives: 90 and 15 GMC Sierra Rep Power: 422	mine sits in a heated garage, and then my whole town is only 40kms/hr, so by the time i'm out of town it's good to go.

03-23-2012, 03:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1858	I used to just wait until the needle started to move, but then I installed my oil pressure gauge. The oil pressures don't start to drop to the lower operating pressures until 180+. Cooler than that, the pressures are in the 100-105 PSI range when you're around 2-3k RPM. That was enough to make me warm her up to 180F before getting sporty with my driving. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

03-23-2012, 03:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Mine is usually a 5-8 minute warm up, which usually the oil temp gauge is just about to start to move. By the time I am out of my neighborhood it is around 160. Honestly, you really do not need to wait very long, a good 60 second warm up is all you really need just do not go bouncing it off the rev limiter and you are fine. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

03-23-2012, 03:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
mantella87 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 590 Drives: 2011 Z34 MT Rep Power: 16	180, I stay below 3k until then.

03-23-2012, 03:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
Pelican170 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 972 Drives: Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 17	How accurate is the gauge anyways? For example the other day at lunch i went to the local grocery store. It is about 2 miles down the road. By the time i got there, the needle just started to move. Parked, came out 10 mins later and the gauge was then up to 140 or 160.... it jumped a lot while parked which makes me think its slow to move in general... __________________ Fast Intentions CF Exhaust - Fast Intentions HFC's - HPS Tubes w/ AFE Dry Flow Filter's

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