Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 02/12/06 11:19 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:19 PM Nah cant sit there twidling me thumbs, start her up and off she goes. I guess I just aint that passionate. And you blokes that live 5mins away and still drive to work. . .outstanding!!! ←It's 5 mins drive to work, 25 min walk. That gives me more time to post on here before work in the morning .Over Xmas I'll be walking though. We're not allowed to park in the carpark and I aint leaving the T down the main street. ←No where to park for me and it aint going on some public street for a hole day. Cityfail for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 02/12/06 11:35 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:35 PM I let mine idle for 30 sec before driving, and drive it normally till the temp gauge hits operating temp, then on the fun begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyXR6T04 Member 1,299 Member For: 19y 8m 5d Location: Canberra Posted 02/12/06 11:54 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:54 PM I start mine, reverse out the garage, get out and close the garage then hop back in and drive off. I don't use any boost till its at 1/4 (where it stays).Usually gets to that temp within 3-5kms or so. Warms up bloody quickly! Work is usually 10kms away, or 14kms if I'm located at the other station. In saying that, I don't take it to work often, I usually take one of the run abouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBomb3000 Donating Members 875 Member For: 19y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 02/12/06 11:58 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:58 PM I start mine, reverse out the garage, get out and close the garage then hop back in and drive off. I don't use any boost till its at 1/4 (where it stays).Usually gets to that temp within 3-5kms or so. Warms up bloody quickly! Work is usually 10kms away, or 14kms if I'm located at the other station. In saying that, I don't take it to work often, I usually take one of the run abouts.←That's exactly what I do too. Start driving straight away but don't give it any stick till the temp gauge hit's a quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skooby Donating Members 398 Member For: 18y 9m 7d Location: Phillip Island Posted 03/12/06 12:19 AM Share Posted 03/12/06 12:19 AM Nah cant sit there twidling me thumbs, start her up and off she goes. I guess I just aint that passionate. And you blokes that live 5mins away and still drive to work. . .outstanding!!! :auto:←It's 5 mins drive to work, 25 min walk. That gives me more time to post on here before work in the morning .Over Xmas I'll be walking though. We're not allowed to park in the carpark and I aint leaving the T down the main street. ←No where to park for me and it aint going on some public street for a hole day. Cityfail for me.←No such thing as public transport on Phillip Island unless there's a major event on at the track and they have the shuttle service running. It's either car power or leg power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 03/12/06 10:44 AM Share Posted 03/12/06 10:44 AM Well Julian Edgar can do it his way and I'll do it mine. Ask him how many cars he's owned that have covered half a million kilometers? Then ask him how many motors he's pulled down and rebuilt.I agree that in principal modern motors don't require a long warm up period. However the engine components are designed around specific operating clearances that occur at specific temperatures. If you operate outside these basic parameters you will increase the wear on the components. The degree to which this occurs will be directly related to the load and revs you put on the components before they reach their optimum temperatures. Just 1 to 2 minutes of warm up will increase the longevitity immensely. A good indicator is to not put load on the engine until the temp gauge has just moved off it's stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 03/12/06 11:19 AM Share Posted 03/12/06 11:19 AM Well Julian Edgar can do it his way and I'll do it mine. Ask him how many cars he's owned that have covered half a million kilometers? Then ask him how many motors he's pulled down and rebuilt.I agree that in principal modern motors don't require a long warm up period. However the engine components are designed around specific operating clearances that occur at specific temperatures. If you operate outside these basic parameters you will increase the wear on the components. The degree to which this occurs will be directly related to the load and revs you put on the components before they reach their optimum temperatures. Just 1 to 2 minutes of warm up will increase the longevitity immensely. A good indicator is to not put load on the engine until the temp gauge has just moved off it's stop.←You see I knew there was some method to my madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushuteF6 Member 10 Member For: 18y 2m 30d Posted 03/12/06 12:03 PM Share Posted 03/12/06 12:03 PM Turbo6man is spot on. Deisgned tolerances in an engine only become so when at the designed temp. 1 or 2 minutes warming up is optimal in normal ambient temps. Colder temps, like down south in winter, maybe a a little longer (but not much and only when fully run in). Key is to just run soft and smooth for the first 10K or so as this is when most wear occurs on engine parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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