mlfarrell

Okay so I know never to rev past 4k rpms until fully warmed. But how bad is it to drive while cold at all? For awhile, I wouldn't shift outta park until the temp needle moved. Now I sometimes wait for the rpms to get below 2k at idle and then just go easy until its warmed up. Is this a bad habit? How long should I wait before driving it if at all.

Also what does it do when you rev past 4k cold? When I was an rx8 noob for a week or so, I didn't know better so I probably did this a few times

swoope

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get in car. drive the car..

dont go wot till the car is warm..

if you do the ecu will say no..

beers

ken-x8

Ten seconds. Better to drive it (gently, of course) than to let it idle for a long time. Running under load will warm it up quicker. Plus, the transmission and rear end need to warm up, and they only warm by driving.

Ken

alz0rz

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these days in the 10f winter of the NE.. i've started the car.. waited 3-4minutes and I'm off.

heyarnold69

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i wait a couple of min as well... its sooooo cold!

luckygrrl

When it's cold outside I wait for the rpms to drop down to about 1.5k and have a consistent idle (no revving), but when it's warm out I start the car, fasten seatbelt, open windows and I'm on my way.

Renesis07

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well, mines been in a garage for 4 months and today it broke 50 so Ill prob just jump start it and go :p