How many here warm up their car and how long do you let it warm up before taking off? I know everyone does it when it's cold outside but what about average days? I ask because Ive made it a habbit to not move until my rin or lin starts moving. Before I had Scanmaster I'd just wait until the water temp gauge moved. Some days I'm in a hurry so I dont have time for a warm up. I noticed the a/f ratio is around the 11's and the car chugs. All in all I was just wondering how many people just get in thier car and go or spend the 5-8 minutes to warm up?

 

if it's hot out......I'll sit maybe 2 minutes.....on a colder day usually at least 3. my temp gauge starts to move at that time.

But then again, I'm stock and you've got a 383, so it may require more time to warm up.....I dunno.

 

I only let it warm up for like 30 seconds or so on nice days... nothing too long. But I keep my revs super low (like under 1500rpm) until my temp gauge gets above 160.

 

Yeah me too. I go easy on it until I get to 160. Actually, I was even overestimating myself in my first post--on warm days I usually only go about a minute.......that's what I did the other day.

 

bah.. I never let it warm up before getting out of the driveway, never had a problem.

I do keep the revs down for the first minute or so of operation

 

I let it warm up for about 2 minutes. Then I take it nice and slow for the first mile on the road, or until I see the coolant temp come up. Then it's WOT.


I know you supposedly don't need to in a modern automobile. I don't care, I do it for my own piece of mind. I want the nicest coat of oil splashed onto everything before I start making the motor spin through various RPMs.

 

I'll let it warm up for a couple of minutes and drive it easy for 10 or 15 minutes.

 

I let mine warm up for 30 minutes, then take it easy for 3 hours whenever I drive

 

Yup, agreed 100% with everything you said. I guess I'm just a little nuts, my mind never stops thinking about something bad happening due to coldness so I tend to be careful the first few miles on the road.

 

i usually start it set my radio ,heat or air ,put on seat belt then drive stay under 2000 for about 10 minutes

 

Some of you guys worry WAY too much. By the time you get in your car, put your seat belt on, change the radio, and turn on the heater or AC, the engine is going to be lubed for takeoff. It is smart however NOT to go WOT until operating temp, but waiting 10 mins or some of the other times you guys have thrown out is unecessary. Just wait till 160* or so then have some fun

 

yup, I let it idle for about 30 seconds max, then go out and let her rip. I don't beat on it until its at the 160 mark though, but its ok to get out in traffic and run it. Otherwise you are just decreasing your already crappy mileage, and plus gas is going up! After about 10 seconds your motor is lubed, just nut up to operating temps yet.

 

Yeah, I generally just let it warm up for a little longer and then take it easy for only a few miles, it all evens out though, whichever way you do it....

Basically just don't get in your car and then floor it immediately, lol.

 

i let my idle for maybe 30 seconds... then im nice to it till its up to operating temp.
its too loud to just sit there and idle... pisses the neighbors off

 

I'm starting the engine, turn on the heat, lock the door... and going to drink coffe... so total im warming the engine for about 10-20 min