How long do you let your car warm up?

Trips

Your poll is like a build a burger. Lol

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SouthArk370Z

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.

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DEpointfive0

Either wait for water to move off the bottom or let the juices flow then drive like a granny

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SouthArk370Z

I ignore the dash water temp gauge (it's even more worthless than the fuel gauge). I use my ScanGuageII to monitor water temp.
The main thing I'm looking for is RPMs to drop before moving. After that, oil temp is what I'm looking at.

What exactly does "let the juices flow" mean?
I do drive like a granny until the oil temp comes up.

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cv129

I do somewhat the same, oil temp dictates when I can be naughtier with the throttle. Plus I don't want the cold oil to cause excessive oil pressure (read somewhere our engine oil bump max at 100 psi or something?)

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CDepp

You need an option in your 'build-a-burger-poll' for:

"You let the choke regulate, then drive it safely, responsibly, and like a matured individual"

EDIT: and an option for:

"You don't drive it, you're in jail in Tijuana"

and

"I use SouthArk370Z's method, which is too complicated to explain in a poll option"

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nogoodname

During the summer I let the juices flow a bit and then drive like a granny. When it's colder like beginning of spring or end of fall. I let it warm up for 5-10 mins. I have a starter installed.

Tribalpinoy91

Same here

3.7 ZPA

During the winter, I smoke a cigarette (outside the car) while the car warms up. Does anyone else's clutch move slower when it's below freezing? I've never experienced that in any of my other MT cars. During the summer, I give it about 30 seconds, then I go.

/Angelo350Z/

^^ I also smoke a cigarette while waiting for the water temp to go up to, or close to operating temperature.

Nailzs

I wait until Torque Pro says the engine has reached full operating temperature.

Drex

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).

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nmjaxx9

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

rAiN

Till the rpm needle goes down below 1000