.: How Do You Start Your Car Everyday? :.

[SoCalThug]

Is there any benifit to warming your car up before you drive off? How long do you wait before you start driving everytime you start your car?

[dkp2LT]

I'm a start & go person normally. However with the Camaro it takes a few seconds to slowly back out of the garage & make sure the garage door closes all the way - so I'd say 45-60 seconds before I leave the house. Then I'm in a subdivision with quite a few kids so I take it 25mph at the highest for 3-4 blocks.

[MichaelH]

Yes make sure you warm your car up first. The cold start is where the most stress is on the engine

[SoCalThug]

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[Glen e]

Start it, tune in radio....drive, there is no reason to wait for warm up.....do a google search.....

[SabotAndHeat]

Let it warm up.

Some people might consider waiting until it reaches operating temps a little extreme, but it's what I do everyday. 2-3 minutes in the summer. 4-5 minutes idle in the winter (or more.)

[Chaotic73]

I don't think there is any benefit to let it idle down.

[Dynamite]

Originally Posted by Glen e

Start it, tune in radio....drive, there is no reason to wait for warm up.....do a google search.....

Do tell.

[Nitsua98]

All you're doing by "warming up" your car is wasting gas. Read most owners manuals and it tells you to start the vehicle, wait 10-15 seconds, and off you go. Keep it under 3,000 RPM until you reach operating temp.

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[strych9]

Stock: start and go. Reason? You don't have a choke or carburetor anymore, Eleanor. The engine will get up to temp faster and won't get things sooty from extended idling.

My configuration: start, short warm up, keep it under 2500 RPM until oil is up to operating temp. Reason? High performance valve springs don't like cold, and I don't need a broken valve spring.

[BBQdDude]

I start mine, do a few things inside the car like seat belt, radio, widows....then off i go. so maybe a minute.

[SabotAndHeat]

@ Nitsua

"Keep it under 3,000 RPM until you reach operating temperature."

Ha Ha. That's the problem. I go over 3,000 rpm routinely just after exiting my neighborhood entrance.

Besides, if wasting gas was a concern, I wouldnt be driving a 430 hp, SS.

[CamaroLB]

warm up until idles down, always

[Lee123]

Originally Posted by strych9

Stock: start and go. Reason? You don't have a choke or carburetor anymore, Eleanor. The engine will get up to temp faster and won't get things sooty from extended idling.

My configuration: start, short warm up, keep it under 2500 RPM until oil is up to operating temp. Reason? High performance valve springs don't like cold, and I don't need a broken valve spring.

This is exactly what I've been doing since I had the cam put in last year. It's hard for me to keep it under 2500 when I get in the traffic a few blocks from home, so I let it warm up in the driveway a bit longer when it's cold outside.