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canecorso69 · 04-26-2014, 05:23 PM

I posted a video a few days ago of the misses taking the car out without letting the car warm up.

So do you let your camaro warm up or not? Does it depend on the car or not? Personally I let all my cars warm up if they have been sitting for any length of time and depending on ambient temp.

Trunz150 · 04-26-2014, 05:31 PM

Fuel injected cars do not need any time to warm up for the most part get in it and go that's why it's so great!!!!!

Caddyroger · 04-26-2014, 05:31 PM

No I do not let my Camaro warm up. My procedure is start car, close the door, fasten seat belt and finally put my glasses on, after that I start driving.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-26-2014, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by canecorso69

I posted a video a few days ago of the misses taking the car out without letting the car warm up.

So do you let your camaro warm up or not? Does it depend on the car or not? Personally I let all my cars warm up if they have been sitting for any length of time and depending on ambient temp.

I let the car idle for a couple minutes. Just enough to pump oil everywhere, spin the clutch and transmission, enter open loop, and idle down to 550-600. IF I can.....if I can't...it won't kill it. But 85-90% of the time, the car is warmed up before driving off. It's just good practice on any combustion-based machine.

batman53201 · 04-26-2014, 05:41 PM

i just wait until it idles down

c5Legend · 04-26-2014, 05:45 PM

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i just wait until it idles down

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GONIF · 04-26-2014, 05:50 PM

Good fella's take on warming the car up . Near the end of the video . At about 1:23 in video.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...65397613,d.aWw

camaro1350 · 04-26-2014, 05:56 PM

I wait until the idle goes down before I start driving. I voted no because that is not enough time for a warm up. I don't think it's necessary to wait for to warm up completely before driving. Just long enough for the oil to start circulating. That said, I do not go over 3000 rpm until the engine is at normal operating temperature.

myold88 · 04-26-2014, 05:57 PM

No warm up for me but I just drive it real
easy for the first 5 or 10 minutes.

canecorso69 · 04-26-2014, 06:01 PM

Im old school but setting aside internal engine parts and their lubrication there are other parts/fluids that shoud be warmed up as well...power steering fluid being one of them.

I let all my cars warm up; some longer than others depending on miles, performance mods

Camaro68 · 04-26-2014, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

I let the car idle for a couple minutes. Just enough to pump oil everywhere, spin the clutch and transmission, enter open loop, and idle down to 550-600. IF I can.....if I can't...it won't kill it. But 85-90% of the time, the car is warmed up before driving off. It's just good practice on any combustion-based machine.

SSeniorMoment · 04-26-2014, 06:12 PM

I don't even wait for the a/c to warm up.

ChrisBlair · 04-26-2014, 06:41 PM

If it's cold, I let the car warm up...so the heater will work. Otherwise I let it idle for about 20 seconds so I'm sure the electric gauges are working and nothing's wrong, then I drive

shibbs · 04-26-2014, 06:46 PM

There's really no need to let the car warm up. I see people that let their cars get to 160 degrees water temp before driving - that's just silly. The oil in the crankcase isn't warm yet, neither is the transmission.

Get in car. Start car. Get situated - glasses, radio, girlfriend, whatever. Total idling time before actually moving is enough to get out of fast idle - usually about 30 seconds to a minute. Then drive easy for a few minutes. Any more than this is just a waste.

View Poll Results: Warm up or not
warm up	66	41.25%
no warm up	52	32.50%
depends on car/temperature, etc...	42	26.25%
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04-26-2014, 05:23 PM	#1
canecorso69 run ur car not ur mouth Drives: 2013 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Middletown, DE; Mayfield, NY Posts: 1,220	Warm your car up or not I posted a video a few days ago of the misses taking the car out without letting the car warm up. So do you let your camaro warm up or not? Does it depend on the car or not? Personally I let all my cars warm up if they have been sitting for any length of time and depending on ambient temp. __________________ TSP headers, cat delete, x-pipe, atak, RPM custom cam and tune, Phfadt 1.25 springs, 15" Carlyle conversion, Nitrous Outlet, Procharger F1A-94, Meth inj

04-26-2014, 05:31 PM	#3
Caddyroger Drives: 2011 RJT Camaro LT2 RS auto shift Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 1,861	No I do not let my Camaro warm up. My procedure is start car, close the door, fasten seat belt and finally put my glasses on, after that I start driving. __________________ Caddy

04-26-2014, 05:41 PM	#5
batman53201 Account not blocked Drives: The Batmobile Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: wisconsin Posts: 2,158 View My Garage	i just wait until it idles down __________________

04-26-2014, 05:50 PM	#7
GONIF Drives: 73 VETTE ,, 05 2500hd diesel,14 1LE Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The Left lane PHOENIX AZ Posts: 2,626	Good fella's take on warming the car up . Near the end of the video . At about 1:23 in video. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...65397613,d.aWw __________________ OLD GUY FLYING FAST AND LOW

04-26-2014, 05:31 PM	#2
Trunz150 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Drop Top Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 180 View My Garage	Fuel injected cars do not need any time to warm up for the most part get in it and go that's why it's so great!!!!!

04-26-2014, 05:56 PM	#8
camaro1350 Drives: 2013 Camaro RS 1LT, 6M Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Albany, OR Posts: 603	I wait until the idle goes down before I start driving. I voted no because that is not enough time for a warm up. I don't think it's necessary to wait for to warm up completely before driving. Just long enough for the oil to start circulating. That said, I do not go over 3000 rpm until the engine is at normal operating temperature. __________________

04-26-2014, 05:57 PM	#9
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl. Posts: 8,112 View My Garage	No warm up for me but I just drive it real easy for the first 5 or 10 minutes. __________________

04-26-2014, 06:01 PM	#10
canecorso69 run ur car not ur mouth Drives: 2013 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Middletown, DE; Mayfield, NY Posts: 1,220	Im old school but setting aside internal engine parts and their lubrication there are other parts/fluids that shoud be warmed up as well...power steering fluid being one of them. I let all my cars warm up; some longer than others depending on miles, performance mods __________________ TSP headers, cat delete, x-pipe, atak, RPM custom cam and tune, Phfadt 1.25 springs, 15" Carlyle conversion, Nitrous Outlet, Procharger F1A-94, Meth inj

04-26-2014, 06:12 PM	#12
SSeniorMoment Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 A6 IOM Join Date: May 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,190	I don't even wait for the a/c to warm up.

04-26-2014, 06:41 PM	#13
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	If it's cold, I let the car warm up...so the heater will work. Otherwise I let it idle for about 20 seconds so I'm sure the electric gauges are working and nothing's wrong, then I drive __________________

04-26-2014, 06:46 PM	#14
shibbs Captain Gingerbeard Drives: 2012 IOM RS/SS 6MT Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: West Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,489	There's really no need to let the car warm up. I see people that let their cars get to 160 degrees water temp before driving - that's just silly. The oil in the crankcase isn't warm yet, neither is the transmission. Get in car. Start car. Get situated - glasses, radio, girlfriend, whatever. Total idling time before actually moving is enough to get out of fast idle - usually about 30 seconds to a minute. Then drive easy for a few minutes. Any more than this is just a waste.