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mantella87 03-23-2012 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow (Post 1617294)
5-10mins idle then go. Until 180, pedestrian speeds.

10 minutes idle? Woah.

370ZilverZ 03-23-2012 06:48 PM

30 mph speed limits and db drivers for 10-15 minutes any direction I can go to get to a highway. I'm plenty warm by then, and the car is around 180 too.

JerryB5 03-23-2012 07:16 PM

Warm-up Poll question
 
I think maybe the poll question might need a little tweak.
What I think everyone would like to know is what oil temp does most feel is ok to start going WOT, or at least pushing 5-6K. To me I like to see 160 to 180 before I get heavy with the right foot. Otherwise, its 3 to 4K til then. :ugh2:

LakeShow 03-23-2012 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mantella87 (Post 1617352)
10 minutes idle? Woah.

Well I bought the car in the cold months sub 40-30 degree weather so it always used to take a little for the car to warm up but now it has recently gotten warmer in NY like 60-70 it only needs like a minute or two then I drive. I'm still learning lol, I didn't own the car in summer or even hot weather and I've seen temps of 220-230 for the first time in 70 degree weather :eek:. Im scared to see what temps I'll see in 90-100+ weather in NY.

Streetlife 03-23-2012 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1616829)
i wait until 180F oil. revs are kept normal under 4K

:iagree: Same here.

ZOLE 03-23-2012 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey (Post 1616878)
I usually just bounce it off the rev limiter and dump the clutch in reverse to back out of the garage.

Good stuff. This just made me ROTFLMAO!

edconline 03-23-2012 09:32 PM

I go by oil pressure now that I have the gauge as well, wait until it is below 45 psi to go. Usually the water temp is all the way up by then. I don't really get on the throttle though until the oil temp is above 90.

RunNgun 03-23-2012 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey (Post 1616878)
I usually just bounce it off the rev limiter and dump the clutch in reverse to back out of the garage.

Door down like a boss?

slo 03-23-2012 11:35 PM

I start her up for a few seconds and go slow. Pretty much the speed limit and no pushing the car getting up to speed. In the mornings, I am usually 10+ miles down the highway before it even reaches 180 degrees.

LakeShow 03-23-2012 11:53 PM

Turn on car, hold revs to 7,500 for 1 min straight then drive. Engine runs great.

hedly 03-24-2012 01:00 AM

I push button - car start - I go

DLSTR 03-24-2012 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1616829)
i wait until 180F oil. revs are kept normal under 4K

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.

PaulZ370 03-24-2012 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DLSTR (Post 1617962)
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.

:iagree:

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!

Greed 03-24-2012 11:26 AM

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.

PaulZ370 03-24-2012 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Greed (Post 1618261)
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:


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