Waiting for the S2000 to warm up..
12-17-2006, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Dec 17 2006, 02:11 PM
It's common sense. Thermal expansion occurs at a more uniform rate when driving the car gently for the first several minutes. Additionally, you are allowing all your moving parts to warm up while driving versus letting the engine warm up slowly and then thinking it's party time when the transmission/differential aren't warm.
Finally, it's just a big waste of gas. Yeah, I know it's not much money, but you are wasting time, money, and gas just letting it sit there. Shift at 3-4,000 for the first several minutes of driving until everything is at operating temp and you're good to go.
Also, those of you who watch the coolant temp are doing yourselves a disservice if you start thrashing the motor at normal coolant temps. It takes the oil quite a bit longer to warm up and if you're flogging the motor right after the coolant gets up there, you're going to be subjecting your motor to significant oil pressure until it thins out at higher temp.
Though, it's just my opinion, so do whatever you want to YOUR motor.
Finally, it's just a big waste of gas. Yeah, I know it's not much money, but you are wasting time, money, and gas just letting it sit there. Shift at 3-4,000 for the first several minutes of driving until everything is at operating temp and you're good to go.
Also, those of you who watch the coolant temp are doing yourselves a disservice if you start thrashing the motor at normal coolant temps. It takes the oil quite a bit longer to warm up and if you're flogging the motor right after the coolant gets up there, you're going to be subjecting your motor to significant oil pressure until it thins out at higher temp.
Though, it's just my opinion, so do whatever you want to YOUR motor.
12-17-2006, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by guardiase,Dec 16 2006, 03:38 PM
He has AP2, you have AP1. AP2 clusters have more bars for their temp and fuel gauges than we do.
12-17-2006, 04:43 PM
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I wait in all of my cars. This time of the year I wait at least a minute and when it is below freezing, I wait almost two.
12-17-2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by shotiable,Dec 15 2006, 11:26 PM
you dont count... you dont have an 8k redline... you only go up till what? 7k....
................NA hater....
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12-18-2006, 04:13 AM
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I'm with most, wait about 1-2 minutes then drive easy til I get the three bars. Even then I don't really drive it that hard in the mornings.
Or, I start the car wait the minute or so then start driving when I can move/want to start moving, arms and legs that is...(the colder it is the long that takes
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Or, I start the car wait the minute or so then start driving when I can move/want to start moving, arms and legs that is...(the colder it is the long that takes
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12-18-2006, 07:46 AM
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I wait for 2 bars on the temp meter until I go. Driving a cold car is the worst thing you can possibly do.
Then I take it easy until the temp gets to normal. Then VTEC, shift, VTEC, power slide, VTEC, shift, VTEC, brake hard behind cop, repeat
Then I take it easy until the temp gets to normal. Then VTEC, shift, VTEC, power slide, VTEC, shift, VTEC, brake hard behind cop, repeat
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