I push button - car start - I go

This plus you need to drive a few miles to warm up the trans/diff fluids etc. Oil temp just means the motor is getting there. The trans etc all need to be properly warmed used at normal speeds as well. There is more to speed than just the motor :)

A Ferrari mechanic friend of mine lectured me on this a few years ago.

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I usually start her up, wait for the initial sweep on the gauges to complete and the revs to drop to normal before I start moving (only to give the oil a little time to circulate all over). Ambient Temps in my part of the Country runs from lower 60's to 90+ about 8 months out of the year. The other months the Z is almost dormant but is taken out on nice warmer days on weekends. I don't push the car until I see about a 160 oil temp at least. I've used a similar philosophy on all my past vehicles, and have had some over 250K miles without any engine issues whatsoever - yeah ok, preventative maintenance is strictly adhered to... oops, matter of fact, that reminds me, I have two oil changes to do this morning...:driving:

ps: forgot about the revs... LOL!

Hm. To all those who don't warm up the car, does it actually respond if you get on the throttle when the engine is cold? If I don't warm the car up, my throttle response is crap. During the cooler months, I have to drive maybe 15 to 20 miles (under 4k RPM) to fully wake the Z. And that's after idling for 2 to 3 min after start up. I usually don't go until the needle drops to 1k.

Yep... forgot about the higher revs for the first 20 - 30 seconds... corrected my post above ...:wtf2: