Warming The Engine

[J_R32]

me and my bro always let our cars warm up for 1 min, if temp needle is right at cold, then drive of slowly, shifting no higher then 3000rpm.. until temp needle is at normal indication. Keeping a auto skyline off boost is quite tricky, because at cold start, its running retarded timing too, so even the slightlest hill means it wants to at least get to 0 vaccuum.

oh we both atm use pennzoil 15w 50w semi syn

Edited May 23, 2006 by J_R32

[PTR33]

By the time I get 2km down the road, the engine better be warm if it knows what's good for it because it is going to get the fork reved out of it and the full 15PSI boost up the motorway onramp... every morning.

But that's ok, because "Diamonds are Forever"

Edited May 23, 2006 by PTR33

[GTR_VSpecII]

I warm it up for 2-3 mins then low boost till oil temp is up.

I use Castrol R or Castrol Edge.

Jason.

Edited May 23, 2006 by GTR_VSpecII

[fooey]

Yeah normally takes a min - open garage, start car, back car out, close garage, then driven under 3k RPM until its up to temp before it gets positive boost.

It's silly, a waste of petrol, and can even be worse for your car, if you let it sitting there idling for 5+min etc.

[exv8driver]

Depends on the car... my current pride and joy (v8 commodore - until I get enuf ca$h together for the R33) gets started, left until the revs settle in (usually about as long as it takes to kick on the CD, get my sunnies, light a smoke and roll down the window). Then gets taken easy until the needle moves towards the H and settles between 1/4 and 1/2.

I don't see the point in idling for a long while - seen what it does to diesel generators (glazed bores = bad ), imagine it wouldn't be any better for a petrol one.

The beater (read for the train station) gets kicked over, dropped into gear and gone str8 away - but for $300... who cares anyway , come to think of it.. not even sure if the engine in that even needs oil

[Maxx]

30 sec?

i just take it easy on the first few mins of drive

[foznice]

Yeah normally takes a min - open garage, start car, back car out, close garage, then driven under 3k RPM until its up to temp before it gets positive boost.

It's silly, a waste of petrol, and can even be worse for your car, if you let it sitting there idling for 5+min etc.

my dad always cracks it at me if I do this... he reckons if I start the car before I open the garage, and trip over something in the garage and pass out.. then I will do so in an unventilated room with a car pumping out co2 emmisions.. or CO if you don't have a cat..

My oil pressure gauge in my 32gtst works occaisionly, and does all sorts of strange things, as many 32 gtst drivers will know, I turn it on let the revs drop to 1100rpm.. then drive.. I try to stay off boost, but there's a lot of hills around my place, so sometimes this is difficult. Use motul 4100turbolite

[sammus]

My oil pressure gauge in my 32gtst works occaisionly, and does all sorts of strange things,

[predator]

geez.. we're all a little precious

30 seconds at most, drive off.. boot it if so desired.

It's usually only about a minute before you have to stop again when you come to the first set of traffic lights or whatever anyhow when you're sitting there idling again.

[Cubes]

geez.. we're all a little precious

30 seconds at most, drive off.. boot it if so desired.

It's usually only about a minute before you have to stop again when you come to the first set of traffic lights or whatever anyhow when you're sitting there idling again.

Expecially when one spends ~6k on a motor/head.

I so wish sometimes I did what sky30 did.. s/h rb30e for a hundred or two, drop a s/h rb25 head on, big turbo and boost the crap out of it.

[Bl4cK32]

yer but ud still have valve float

[barnoon]

I usually let the car sit for about 1 minute then drive off try keep it below 3000rpm till the Power FC hand controller says the waters about 60 deg then ill take it up to 4 grand till its at its normal operating temp (around 72 deg) then boost till my hearts content.

[Cubes]

yer but ud still have valve float

and ud still have coil break down.

[Restless 33]

i don't bother letting it idle that much...get in start it pic a song on the ipod empty my pockets and back out the drive way... then jsut drive off and keep the revs low and off boost... u end up at stop signs and lights so quickly it makes no difference...

[Sheng]

i warm my stock R34 gtt about 30 secs before takes off, same with the cool down, i dont usually rev much as well..

[apxjet]

I warm mine for a minimum 5 mins, then rev up to just under 4000rpm with slow gentle gear shifts, until the needle is up to around 25% on the temp guage, but after reading this thread it looks like I have it all wrong!