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Originally Posted by so_fr-sh
A thread fit for a noob! Nice....
Now here's my noob question. It's pretty general and probably applies to most cars-
Some people say it's better to warm your car up in the winter by turning it on and letting it run for a few minutes. Some say that it is okay and even better to begin driving immediately upon cold start, as long as you drive it very lightly in low RPMs to start out with.
What do you think is the best way to warm up your car in the morning?
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Almost all wear takes place in the warm up phase (unless you are VERY rough on your engine) . How you treat the engine may limit that wear or make it unnecessarily worse (I hate people who hammer a cold engine), but the sooner your engine is fully warmed up, the better. Current doctrine is: start it and just drive off with moderate speed and acceleration. Warming up by letting the engine idle for 10 minutes or more just makes it take longer. It also means more gas potentially getting into the oil.
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2013 Argento FR-S -> Lots of random PlastiDip, UNIChip Custom Tune, aFe Takeda Intake, Nameless Performance front pipe and axle back exhaust, Motegi MR125 7.5x17, Rally Armour mud flaps, Gloss black vinyl roof, ACT street clutch and flywheel,Whiteline bushings; Kartboy Shortshifter and shift bushing
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