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ST1LE · 02-20-2015, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PalmerGA

However long it takes to get my golf shoes and six-pack sized ice chest of beer in the trunk. (Clubs stay in there)

You mean you just go to the course and drink?

LOL...just kidding.

dvision · 02-20-2015, 07:42 PM

I read once that letting a car warm up for 1 minute before you move it will double the life of the engine so I do. Unless its a diesel, then it's longer.

Ace0751 · 02-20-2015, 08:12 PM

Is there an option with once the weather warms up my car will finally warm up?

Spec · 02-20-2015, 08:17 PM

The debate about what's best continues...

What I do know is that there is a difference in how the car feels when I warm it up, and when I don't. I've felt the same from my previous 4th gens. Everything else will warm up once I take off - whether I take off upon igniting, or spend 3-5 minutes warming it up... the engine I think likes waking up and not having to immediately put a load on it.

BlueStreakHouTX · 02-20-2015, 08:46 PM

Mine sits in my attached garage, and given Houston mild winters, its usually 60F or so in the garage when its 30F outside in the mornings... so I hit remote start in the living room while I gather my stuff for work, and listen to all my barware on my shelves vibrate and rattle (next door neighbor mentioned one day that when I start my car in the mornings it vibrates the pics on her living room wall haha), then load up the car, back it out of the garage, and idle out of the neighborhood to avoid ticking off the neighbors...once im out of the neighborhood, the car is usually up to temp, so then its time to romp on it a little... I try not to redline it until its up to operating temp.

jshaf · 02-20-2015, 08:58 PM

I don't drive mine in the winter but the other 8 months I usually let it idle down then punch it. heck don't even start it unless it is at least 32 degrees.

2qwik2katch · 02-20-2015, 08:58 PM

I have never let any of my cars warm up and have never had issues. Same thing for my Camaro.

camaro1350 · 02-20-2015, 10:38 PM

I wait until the engine comes down from high idle. Then I drive mildly until it warms up properly.

ilir14 · 02-20-2015, 11:12 PM

About 1 minute when it's cold and about 30 sec when it's warm

JCunningham · 02-20-2015, 11:38 PM

im cammed so i let it warm up a min or 2 then dont go over 2000rpm until its up to operating temp. it a summer car though. if i need to turn the heater on i let it warm up completely.

thkfast · 02-21-2015, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace0751

Is there an option with once the weather warms up my car will finally warm up?

Let's see, "Is there an option with once the weather warms up my car will finally warm up?"

There was one?

USCAMARO14 · 02-21-2015, 12:01 PM

1-2 minutes

View Poll Results: How long do you let your Camaro warm up before taking off?
0s up to 30s	101	27.98%
30s up to 60s	99	27.42%
1m up to 2m	75	20.78%
2m up to 5m	54	14.96%
5+m	32	8.86%
Voters: 361. You may not vote on this poll

02-20-2015, 07:42 PM	#72
dvision Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 25	. I read once that letting a car warm up for 1 minute before you move it will double the life of the engine so I do. Unless its a diesel, then it's longer.

02-20-2015, 08:12 PM	#73
Ace0751 GEN5 Detail Drives: 2011 Synergy Series 2SS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Northeast, OH Posts: 1,986	Is there an option with once the weather warms up my car will finally warm up? __________________ Roto-Fab CAI, Borla ATAK Exhaust System, Stainless Power Headers, RX Performance Catch Can, ACS T4 Splitter, Oracle side markers, Dyno Tuned by RDP Motorsports

02-20-2015, 08:58 PM	#76
jshaf Montani Semper Liberi Drives: 2011 Black 2SS/RS w/ IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Masontown, WV Posts: 4,841	I don't drive mine in the winter but the other 8 months I usually let it idle down then punch it. heck don't even start it unless it is at least 32 degrees. __________________ Stainless Works 1 7/8 Long Tude Headers, Stainless Works High Flow Cats, Stainless Works Retro Chambered Catback, Z/28 Air Intake, RDP Tuned, FR41 Chrome Rims, 1100W stereo, 35% Tint

02-20-2015, 10:38 PM	#78
camaro1350 Drives: 2013 Camaro RS 1LT, 6M Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Albany, OR Posts: 603	I wait until the engine comes down from high idle. Then I drive mildly until it warms up properly. __________________

02-20-2015, 08:17 PM	#74
Spec Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 4,018	The debate about what's best continues... What I do know is that there is a difference in how the car feels when I warm it up, and when I don't. I've felt the same from my previous 4th gens. Everything else will warm up once I take off - whether I take off upon igniting, or spend 3-5 minutes warming it up... the engine I think likes waking up and not having to immediately put a load on it.

02-20-2015, 08:46 PM	#75
BlueStreakHouTX Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS RS IOM Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 230 View My Garage	Mine sits in my attached garage, and given Houston mild winters, its usually 60F or so in the garage when its 30F outside in the mornings... so I hit remote start in the living room while I gather my stuff for work, and listen to all my barware on my shelves vibrate and rattle (next door neighbor mentioned one day that when I start my car in the mornings it vibrates the pics on her living room wall haha), then load up the car, back it out of the garage, and idle out of the neighborhood to avoid ticking off the neighbors...once im out of the neighborhood, the car is usually up to temp, so then its time to romp on it a little... I try not to redline it until its up to operating temp.

02-20-2015, 08:58 PM	#77
2qwik2katch Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Tx Posts: 81 View My Garage	I have never let any of my cars warm up and have never had issues. Same thing for my Camaro.

02-20-2015, 11:12 PM	#79
ilir14 Drives: Camaro ss 1le Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Houston,Tx Posts: 470	About 1 minute when it's cold and about 30 sec when it's warm

02-20-2015, 11:38 PM	#80
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	im cammed so i let it warm up a min or 2 then dont go over 2000rpm until its up to operating temp. it a summer car though. if i need to turn the heater on i let it warm up completely. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

02-21-2015, 12:01 PM	#82
USCAMARO14 Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Staten ISland Posts: 3,404	1-2 minutes __________________

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