Evo VIII stock, should I imitate turbo timer?
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Evo VIII stock, should I imitate turbo timer?
My car is stock except the turbo back exhaust, so I was wondering if I should warm up the engine before driving and if I should leave the engine running for some time after a ride, like the turbo timer does?
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Warm up the engine - absolutely.
Letting the car cool down a little - Yes. I used to live on a Military installation, so after getting off the freeway and driving around on base, that was my cool down period as the speed limit was only 25 MPH. I would sit in the car ~30 seconds for safety's sake.
Letting the car cool down a little - Yes. I used to live on a Military installation, so after getting off the freeway and driving around on base, that was my cool down period as the speed limit was only 25 MPH. I would sit in the car ~30 seconds for safety's sake.
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If you've been driving it hard and on boost then drive it at about 3000 RPM for a mile or two before pulling into your garage. I think that driving off boost at relatively low RPM's is better than letting the engine idle for extended periods of time as a turbo timer would. Extended engine idle periods produces unburned contaminants in the engine oil.
As far as warming it up is concerned, I just fire it up in the morning and drive off wile keeping engine revs under 2000 RPM until the engine oil has a chance to reach operating temperature.
An oil temp gauge is a useful device.
As far as warming it up is concerned, I just fire it up in the morning and drive off wile keeping engine revs under 2000 RPM until the engine oil has a chance to reach operating temperature.
An oil temp gauge is a useful device.
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Well for me my car runs like straight **** when its cold, so i just let it sit for a few minutes until the temperature hits C then i start driving, and no passing 3k rpm before the oil is at the correct temp.
As for shutting off you could wait like 30 seconds or a minute if you want to if you've been driving it really hard, i don't think its that big of a deal with just boost here and there.
Or if you've already been driving for like 5 minutes normally after driving it hard then it doesn't even really matter.
As for shutting off you could wait like 30 seconds or a minute if you want to if you've been driving it really hard, i don't think its that big of a deal with just boost here and there.
Or if you've already been driving for like 5 minutes normally after driving it hard then it doesn't even really matter.
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I thought you weren't really supposed to let your car idle up to temp. I don't think the manual addresses this, but I know on my last car the manual said keep it under 3k until it got to operating temp, it was a turbocharged 4 cyl engine. I just keep it under 3k. It only takes a minute or two to warm up any way.
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If I have been off boost within around 3 minutes of my destination, I just let it idle for a few seconds before I turn it off.
If I have been on boost within a few minutes of my destination, I will let it idle till the fans kick on. I will then wait for the fans to turn off before I shut off the engine.
If I have been romping the sht out of it, then I will let it go through a few fan cycles.
If I have been on boost within a few minutes of my destination, I will let it idle till the fans kick on. I will then wait for the fans to turn off before I shut off the engine.
If I have been romping the sht out of it, then I will let it go through a few fan cycles.
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I thought you weren't really supposed to let your car idle up to temp. I don't think the manual addresses this, but I know on my last car the manual said keep it under 3k until it got to operating temp, it was a turbocharged 4 cyl engine. I just keep it under 3k. It only takes a minute or two to warm up any way.
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