warp0007

Ok heres one for everyone. Whats everyones experinces in the morning. Is it best the run a good 3-4 thousand rpms to get the cats hotter faster, or should you let the car idle for 5 minutes or so. SHould you drive immediatly and take it easy till it warms up, or should you wait till it warms up and give it some juice. Whats everyones experinces on what worked best?

Dan H

I let it idle 5 minutes at least in the morning. If I have to drive "now" for whatever reason, I keep the revs well under 4K. Rotaries don't like to be revved hard when cold.

1987RX7guy

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Deff. let it warm up man. You will end up with a smoky mess later on if you rev it when cold. I let her idle down and warm up then I let her have it.

FEDREX

Nothing over 3K until things are at normal operating temp.

1987RX7guy

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yup after that....go for it...err...test the old BUZZER ...

I love that

Blowtus

getting the cats hot is purely an emissions thing. take it gentle. wait for normal water temp and then a few minutes.

theflatlander

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warm her up then have fun

SleeperZzZ

let it sit and warm up, then, drive it easy for like 10 min after its warm, then redline all the way from there

darkwaveboi

i turn it on and drive immediately...just chill out till it warms up

Drifter101

I wait for the idle to hit under a grand and then its all fun for me

rotary>piston

That's a bad idea, the oil isn't warm at all by then. It takes a good 30 minutes before you should redline it.

YakATK

The best way is just start it up, let it sit for like 10-20 seconds, then drive but don't rev above like 4k tops. Just take it easy on it till it has warmed up for like 10 minutes or more. No redlines for about 15 minutes at least though.

Black13B

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i usually start it up, idle it for a while if i have time, and NEVER EVER rev it past 3k rpm until i reach operating temp..

silverrotor

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Whats your definition of cold? Keep In mind your oil Is thicker than normal, especially In subzero weather. It only makes sense to warm It up fully before over reving It.

BDoty311

30 mins?? Right.... Then I would almost never redline it. I give it about 10 mins if that. BTW I let idle about 30-45 secs before I drive it, but I take it easy till its warm.

rotary>piston

do you have an oil temp guage?
In my rabbit I have a temp guage, and it takes 20-30 minutes for the oil to warm up. In my friend's TII it takes AT LEAST 20 minutes for the oil temp to even register on the guage.
The RX-7 temp guage sucks, and tells you nothing about the oil temp. They are two very different readings. 10 minutes is nowhere near enough. Anyway, do you really NEED to redline say, on your way to work or something?

warp0007

well my car seems to run VERY VERY WEll in the morning when its cold. I mean i know they dont like revswheen there cold its just so tempting cause of the performance difference in the morning.

Terrh

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waiting 30 mins for the car to warm up is insane.

I start mine, let it idle .. maybe 30 seconds? Longer in the winter. 3-4 mins maybe in the winter. Gently take off, keep it below 80kph and 2500rpm shifts, tops for the first 5 minutes... once I think it's warmer I'll shift a bit higher, and then after 7 minutes in the summer you can call it warm, probably 15 minutes in the winter, but maybe not even that long... my car seems to put out heat allready after a minute in the winter, just incredibly fast.

Dan H

Wow. 20-30 min for oil temp to get up to par? Geez... guess you learn something new everyday.

Drifter101

We'll that depends if your running late or had a double expresso in the morning , otherwise no.

Relisys190

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Usually in the morning when i get into my car. i start her up (in gear) so that the accelerated warm up mode does not engauge.

after about 5 seconds i put her into nuetral and proceed to let her warm up for about 30-45 seconds (in which this time i make sure i have everything for work.. my cigs.. my paper work.. ect..

after about 30-45 seconds i pull out and SLOWly accelerate.. never going over 2500. usually 6-10 min is enough warm up for me. i live in florida. so at 9am its allready 75 degrees outside..

I can usually tell by the smell of my exhaust that she's warmed up. like i'll come to a stop light and catch a sniff of exhaust.. and i can 'tell' she's warmed up.. it's a nice smell. when it's cold i can smell fuel (rich)

just take care of your cars. start her.. drive her right away if need be.. but dont EVER rev past 3 k rpms.

-Markus

Roy James

Oil lubricates just fine when its cold, may be thicker, but still doesnt mean its got to be "warm" for it to do its job. I wait until my water temp gets to 180* and its all sky high from there, the block is warm by then, the metal should have expanded enough and been fine, oil can be cold.

rotary>piston

when the oil isn't warm it doesn't protect as well. 10 minutes after starting you can probably push it a little, but I wouldn't go to 8k (or 7k) if I were you. It just cuts your engine's life down a little every time you do that.

Bottom line is, we can argue about this for hours, but isn't it better to be safe than sorry?

Detriuch

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I have to sit there for a few and keep my foot on the gas. (dam tb mod)

BlackR1

easy... warm it up and idle for 30-40 seconds, drive conservatively until its at operating temps. regular driving=under 3k and dont get on boost.