View Poll Results: let your car warm up?

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  • yes jsut for inital "idle high" to stop

    49 32.24%
  • to full running temp

    36 23.68%
  • no, its fine i start up and go

    16 10.53%
  • warm up for approx 1 min.

    23 15.13%
  • it doesnt matter

    2 1.32%
  • i do if i can, but its not a big deal to me

    26 17.11%
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Thread: do u let your car warm up? poll

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    .:driftMechaniks:com:. down_shift's Avatar
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    I hope in and go. I keep it under 3k until I reach "normal" temp. But I do let it sit if I run it hard ad then need to park it.

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    I'll normally let it idle for 30 secs or so before driving off and then I'll keep it under 3000 and out of boost until its warm.

    I've always heard that its worse to let an engine idle up to its complete operating temp since the oil pressure is very low at idle.
    02 WRX Sport Wagon


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