I don't warm mine up in the summer however, I take it easy till it is warm. In the winter I let mine warm up to operating temps before driving it. Carbon buildup? 700hp should clear all that carbon out

Mikey

 

and that is over 9k on a 2.5L right?

Mikey

 

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lol at your username.I love that movie....(Office Space in case someone didnt know, go watch it)

 

I let the mine warm up 2-3 mins year round

 

In the winter, I warm it up for about 5 minutes and drive slowly for the first couple of miles (like I'm driving a Civic,)

 

Yup warm it up 5 min or so. Depends if I'm late or not

 

I'm always late and I just tell work to suck-it! The evo is warming up

Mikey

 

Of course on that built like a tank BC 2.5L stroker. I've got the gas pedal down all the way before I even crank it so the rpms jump up as fast as possible. Nothing gets the oil moving like over 9000 rpms...

 

I don't care about late to work.

Late to happy hour, dinner, and pool league are unacceptable however

 

Saw this article on yahoo the other day.... http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...car-in-winter/

 

Yea I saw that which kinda prompted my first post, I kinda agree and don't agree with the article. I agree with some other guys on here about the tranny needing to be warmed up.

 

Depends on just how cold it is. I'll warm it up as best I can (based on my schedule and how late I am) and sometimes let it come to full temperature or at least 1/4 ways past the C. I'll then take it easy on my first 5 minutes of driving. Kind of like taxiing out an aircraft to get to the runway. Allows all my systems to come up and get warm.

 

if i have time i do...im not sure why...but sometimes the car is really hard to start...like early in the morning when its really cold out...i feel like its my cams...and sometimes if i drive right away the car doesnt like it and comes close to stalling...

 

I let mine run a minute or so at idle and then stay out of boost until oil temps reach 150F or so. That takes a couple miles in the summer but 4+ in the winter temps.