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How long do you let your car warm up?

Idle until water temp gets to ~110F and RPMs drop to ~1050. Keep RPMs below 2500-3000 until oil temp moves off the peg. Keep RPMs below 3500-4000 until oil at

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How long do you let your car warm up?

View Poll Results: How long do you let your car warm up?
I let the juices flow then drive (30 seconds)		75	23.96%
I wait for the water temp to move off the bottom		37	11.82%
I wait for the water temp get to operating temp		13	4.15%
I wait for the oil temp to move off the bottom		16	5.11%
I wait for the oil temp to get to operating temperature (man that must take a while)		7	2.24%
I let the juices flow then drive like a granny until everything warms up		73	23.32%
I don't wait for it to warm up but I drive like a granny until everything gets to temp		39	12.46%
Warm up?!?!?! WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WARM IT UP? THIS AIN'T NO 1920'S CAR, modern technology FTW!!!		53	16.93%
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02-19-2013, 10:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Idle until water temp gets to ~110F and RPMs drop to ~1050. Keep RPMs below 2500-3000 until oil temp moves off the peg. Keep RPMs below 3500-4000 until oil at 160F. WOT when oil temp gets to 175-180F. I'm not sure how that fits into your poll. cv129 likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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