Till the rpm needle goes down below 1000

I just wait until the rpm's settle and drive slow until oil temps start rising.

For example I drove in to work today and morning temps were 33 degrees. I let the car idle for about 45 seconds until the rpm settled and kept it under 4k until engine temps reached 180. Only took about 5 mins.

When its warmer I do the same, but obviously the oil temps will reach 180 a lot sooner.

I'm in Phoenix and it's in the garage. I wait, but maybe a few seconds (I don't usually leave myself enough time in the mornings to wait it out like most of you). Start it up and go, but I don't go crazy the second I leave my driveway either.

Having an over-cooling oil cooler setup makes this stuff a lot worse. The thermo sandwich plate can only do so much, esp in the winter. Blocking off the oil cooler helps a lot. This winter I went with an ugly but effective solution: for non-track driving, I just blocked off ~3/4 of my front grille with rows of black duct tape, and put on my front license plate (that Stillen one in the tow hook adapter, blocks air).

If I'm not in a rush, and the car's been run the previous day at least, I always wait for the idle to come down to normal-ish (less than a minute, but never timed it), then back out of the garage, then I'll usually let it sit until the idle oil pressure gets down to around 40 psi (which is just a couple more minutes). Then I go ahead and drive to warm up the rest of the way, keeping an eye on the oil pressure gauge to guide how high I push the RPMs as I go (don't move the needle past ~90-95 psi).

If the car's been off for like a week and/or the car was sitting outside on a very cold night for some reason, I'll let it sit and warm up at idle for several minutes, usually long enough for the water temp gauge to reach the normal dot, sometimes even enough for the oil temp gauge to at least move off the bottom.

My old Jag needs a long warm up. The Z is ready in about a minute.

Same here, and i wait until my oil temp is past 180 before going over 4k RPM.:happydance:

In the morning, this ^

During the day, I just turn it on and go. I try to keep the revs down whenever I do this, but honestly, a good 1st to 2nd pull taking both gears to 4K RPMs does a fantastic job of getting everything up to temp for me :tup:

I'm rarely dealing with scenarios colder than 40 F in Texas as the car is garaged

4F this am, i started my dd and drove off immediately.

no need to warm up a car unless below -40C/F.

:iagree: with this.

If I am not in a hurry then I will let the car idle for about 20-30 seconds. If I am in a hurry then I will just start it up and drive.

Start up and drive is better for your engine in my opinion

yea ive noticed my clutch feels stiff in really cold weather when the car has been sitting for a while. also i couldn't roll my windows down the other day since the water in the door had frozen. once the car warmed up, they rolled down fine.

regarding warm up, i wait for the rpms to drop to around 1k, then keep them under 4k till the oil hits 180F. problem is my commute to/from work is so short, i rarely hit 180F before i arrive (especially in the winter).

Yeah start up and drive, warming up takes too much time, itll warm up when you are on the move. :rofl2:

Wow I am mistreating my Z...I have NEVER let it warm up. None of my rides for that matter ever. It was 29 degrees a few weeks ago. I jumped in hit start and was driving it well into up to 60mph within 20 secs with no real regard for anything warming up.

I'm ok with that

Honestly... I let the oil flow around a bit, but if I don't have the time, or I don't do it, I don't think twice about it braking anything (I wouldn't redline it, but I don't pay much regard either)
And if a car can't take day in day out of start and go without any I'll effects, it's a POS IMO

Enjoy it. Destroy it.