Thread: Is it necessary for these cars to warm up?

Most don't understand the reason behind letting an engine warm up. It was originally so that you wouldn't stall out ...with your carbuerator. (google what that long c word is..lol). Electric choke then came into play and you could get in and move the car quicker, still wasn't perfect though. Now with fuel injected, computer controlled engines, start and drop in gear unless it's say 0F out there. Then give the car a moment or two.....just because.

Me.. I park in my garage. Hit the starter....barely catches and baby is being pulled out. For the workplace, I installed the 1 mile Viper....because I want the cabin to be warmed up by the time I hit the stoplight, or windows defrosted etc.

Ps.. the owners manual is something you should have read before you drove the car.

Originally Posted by TLSheff

This is why I love Southern States... I just jump and go. Give no cares, if she's got fluid shes ready to run.

Side note, were gonna have a cold front end of the week, I'll need a jacket. Gonna be in the 60*s

60* and you need a jacket? Damn I wish it was 60 out here. Was 24* here a few days ago, that's when you need a jacket.

I wear a beater and shorts to the store when its 40. Southerners are pusses for cold weather.

As for warm up. If its in the 30's or colder I hit the remote start and let it warm up 7-10 minutes. I don't necessarily do it for the cars sake, I do it for my own, and to defrost the windshield so I can see.

Originally Posted by stealthee

I wear a beater and shorts to the store when its 40. Southerners are pusses for cold weather.

It's not that were pusses for cold weather, just that we don't get it. We actually got snow for like 4 days last year, all WINTER! If its below freezing at all they ice the roads, we just don't get cold weather here, its like Mexico lol. If you remember my posts from February this year, I got hated on because I was waxing my car because it was already 60 and sunny. People in Kansas were still shoveling snow and I was out waxing the car because it was a pretty day. Summer doesn't get below 100 even at night... we is a tropical people.

If it were freezing, or the few times it gets below freezing I do let the car warm up for a few minutes before I take off, but as said... for my benifit mostly. The car will run fine. Just keep fluids in check and don't drive crazy and you'll be fine.

i typically wont drive till the idle drops down to 800 rpm's or the temp gauge moves a bit.<<about the same time.

i'll even warm up a lawn mover, anything with a combustion engine gets warmed up a bit before i use it.

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

i typically wont drive till the idle drops down to 800 rpm's or the temp gauge moves a bit.<<about the same time.

i'll even warm up a lawn mover, anything with a combustion engine gets warmed up a bit before i use it.

^^^^ See what I'm saying about old people and warming up engines!

all's i know is i had 2 off the lot new trucks, always warmed them up, from day 1, they ran like tops when i sold them. one had 175 on it, the other had 105.

and i know who i sold the 97 to, its still on the road today.

anything with a carb needs to warm up or it wont go. old school stuff for sure.

ive heard about the just get in it and drive it thing, saves gas, the engines not running off a carb, its injected so it will move. all that. but when is real cold, oil turns to syrup, im not driving till the engines at least a bit warm.

its just how i roll lol

I always let my vehicles warm up... that was an issue in my SS when I spun a bearing.. hard driving on a cold motor killed it fast...

nope. drive easy for a few miles till warmup

I just hop in and go but i park in the garage so it's a little warmer than the outside. In the winter i'll let it run for a min or 2 while i get my shoes on.

I always remote start it about 5 minutes before I plan on driving it. Even if it's 100* out. I live right off of the Interstate and depending how much traffic there is, I may have to get on it to get up to speed.

Originally Posted by KeithGTP03

I always remote start it about 5 minutes before I plan on driving it. Even if it's 100* out. I live right off of the Interstate and depending how much traffic there is, I may have to get on it to get up to speed.

same, my workplace is right on HWY 20 and the onramp to get on is maybe 30ft and bam your on the highway, i usually have to goose it half or more throttle to get on.