The EVO manual says this..

The manual for my audi S4 (twin turbo V6) says this, as do other manuals I have read.

With all that said, I usually start the car, wait for about a 45 seconds to a minute (or till the temp gauge starts moves), then drive gently till the engine is at operating temperature.

The first thing I do when I get in the car is start it - after that I close the door, buckle up, plug in my iPod, etc. In the winter I then scrape the windshields. When that's done I start off, usually the car's been idling between 30 to 60 seconds (up to 3 minutes in the winter). I then drive gently until the temp gauge is at it's normal position.

I always let it run for a few minutes before moving. Anyone else love how quickly these cars warm up, its amazing

i wait for the temp gauge start to move.. im the winter that is like 3-5 mins, summer it is 1-3 mins..

I always let my car warm up until there is atleast one block on the temp gauge. I believe it says in the manual; not drive the car until the temp gauge shows one block.

im new to the evo world.. im all for letting it warm up but no temp gauge.. so just let it sit for a few minutes? even in florida weather?

No temp gauge?? You sure about that?

I always let it warm up for around 5 min too. It runs a lot better. In the winter I wait even longer if it is really cold out.

Well for mines, i let it sit till the temperature gauge fully warms up before taking off. Thats what i do everytime and my gf complains about it. But i dont care. LOL!!

built motor w/ semi loose tolerances for high boost here...

i just start it..let it sit for 10seconds, then go. i dont have time to let it sit and warm up.

Excessive warming up is not a good thing for an engine. Excessive idling is not good for any engine. The key, when starting cold, is to start and give the engine enough time to get the oil circulating (30-60 seconds), then you start driving and keep the RPMs low until the car is at least halfway to operating temp. 5 minutes of warmup is excessive, and unnecessary.

The X MR actually has safeguards in place for all this. If you put the trans in Sport or S-Sport, the rpms stay low and shifts are early until the engine temp goes up. I used to complain that I didn't have a temp gauge on the MID all the time, until I realized the tranny has this feature. Now I just put it in sport mode and drive until the shift points change. Then I know it's ready.

I definately let mine heat up. No matter what lol. I had to take my girl to school the other day cuz her car wouldn't start. She ended getting there late cuz I let my car heat up hahaha. She was pissed.

Hahha thats what i do too. I take my girl to work almost everyday, but ill go start my car like 10 minutes before taking her to work everyday. lol

hahaha its so much fun pissing them off

I let min sit until the idles starts to change then I drive "easy" until the idle smooths out more.
It warms up MUCH quicker after installing a downpipe.
It prob isn't a good thing though :-p When normal temps come back around though and I'll wrap the downpipe then.