# How long do you let your car warm up in the morning? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 7, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970 "2009-12-07T06:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/21 "2009-12-07T07:46:03Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > Warm it up 5-10 mins beforehand just so that the inside is warmed up. Doesn’t matter much to me otherwise, the tranny is still cold as balls and ‘notchy’ anyways. I drive 2 mins to work so that never gets up to temp > > Edit: FFS Brooklyn stop posting FFS You not properly warming up your car. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/22 "2009-12-07T07:53:16Z")
I don’t. Start and go. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/23 "2009-12-07T07:56:48Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > No ice on windows = 0 warm up. > 2 feet of snow with ice under it = up to 10 minutes. exactly. Sometimes 20 or so minutes if there is a good amount of snow on it. ---
**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/24 "2009-12-07T08:01:24Z")
5 to 10 minutes - when I leave for work in the morning. I wait for the tach to sit below 1 when I leave work or go anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![FourEyed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foureyed/32/7216_2.png) [@FourEyed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourEyed)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/25 "2009-12-07T08:04:43Z")
5 min if I am on time, otherwise it’s start up and WOT out of the driveway. ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/26 "2009-12-07T08:06:10Z")
For comfort only. It’s a god damned toyota, cold weather isn’t going to kill it. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/27 "2009-12-07T08:09:16Z")
get in, turn it on and leave. unless theres snow on it or ice on the windows, then turn it on, scrape/brush it and leave. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/28 "2009-12-07T08:25:15Z")
DSM gets warmed up for about 5 minutes. If I don’t when it’s cold, it stalls. I don’t have any of the fancy water pipes hooked to the throttle body to help with cold weather starts so thats why it does that. I never go into boost in the first 10 minutes of driving it though. tC I start and go as long as there’s no ice on the windows. It’ll warm up sooner or later by the time I get to work. I’m not overly concerned with letting it warm up. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/29 "2009-12-07T08:58:26Z")
Yea my tranny fucking sucks during real cold weather. i mean it sucks anyways… but it sucks even more when cold, unthinkable… but true ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/30 "2009-12-07T09:06:18Z")
get in and go! if its snowing i’ll fire it up while i scrape snow and ice off… but that’s just b.c it might be a little warmer inside when i get moving ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/31 "2009-12-07T09:11:13Z")
30 sec - 1 min ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/32 "2009-12-07T09:21:12Z")
I let my car warm up for abotu 10sec before I get on my way. However my tach has lights that start at like 4k or some shit and start to go away as the car warms up. So I just do what it says. > [@deebo](#): > > Yea my tranny fucking sucks during real cold weather. > i mean it sucks anyways… but it sucks even more when cold, unthinkable… but true Just about every manual car I have owned is pretty shitty for the first few shifts when it is cold out. Typically the 1-2 shift. ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/33 "2009-12-07T09:30:13Z")
45 or colder 5 mins to heat up the inside, 50-80 30second, 80+ 5 mins to cool off the inside ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/34 "2009-12-07T09:37:47Z")
5-10 min for the Z, or until the engine temp is normal. With the pistons that I have it’s recommended that the motor is up to temp before driving it. Only about 1 min for my truck. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/35 "2009-12-07T09:40:21Z")
> [@Carbonfiberhooded](#): > > If I don’t when it’s cold, it stalls. I don’t have any of the fancy water pipes hooked to the throttle body to help with cold weather starts so thats why it does that. not having that hooked up does nothing for cold starts. it prevents icing of warm humid air as it passes through the throttle body due to the pressure drop caused by the throttle plate. ---
**Author:** ![dftsilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dftsilvia/32/7447_2.png) [@dftsilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dftsilvia)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/36 "2009-12-07T09:44:16Z")
i would say bout 5mins, just 2 let everything get up 2 temp ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/37 "2009-12-07T10:12:19Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > 5-10 min for the Z, or until the engine temp is normal. With the pistons that I have it’s recommended that the motor is up to temp before driving it. > > Only about 1 min for my truck. you actually remember how long that car has to warm up for? lol BURN! ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/38 "2009-12-07T10:15:37Z")
> [@02NismoSpecV](#): > > you actually remember how long that car has to warm up for? lol BURN! haha, yeah I started it last year and let it warm up for 10 min before I drove it 1 mile. ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/39 "2009-12-07T10:16:57Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > haha, yeah I started it last year and let it warm up for 10 min before I drove it 1 mile. lol. im just busting your balls. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-do-you-let-your-car-warm-up-in-the-morning/76970/40 "2009-12-07T10:18:35Z")
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