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Old 03-30-2015, 03:59 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by CSG Mike View Post
If you're competing, you have no reason for not being able to let your car idle to get up to temp....
Depends on outside temp. On cooler days idling doesn't do the job. I've let the car idle for 20 minutes only to find the temp gauge is at the 1/4 mark from cold in 60F weather. It usually has to be around 1/3 for the pedal dance to work. Maybe raising the idle engine speed might help.
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