How long do you let your Speed 3 warm up?
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GullyBoy21
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does she whisper sweet nothings into your ear?
Yes she does... she tells me how gental i am with her...
MikeHTally
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- 2008.5 Speed3, 2006 Chrysler 300C, 2003 Ram 1500
Start it up, buckle the belt, and ease off. Gentle for the first three miles or so, then whatever I need (usually not much -- my commute is a bit < eight miles). Cool down is idle with the hood up for a few minutes if she's been pressed. Two fans on the motor if she's been flogged.
serialtoon
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- 2008 Mazdaspeed 3
I do the exact same thing.
I drive a mile and a half...it sucks...I try to take long lunch drives to make up for it....
Silver Ecstasy
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- 11 MS3 Sport
You may as well ride your bike to work!
I live in Houston...where its 90 or more like eight months of the year...I would love to ride my bike to work but by the time I got here I would need a change of clothes...
I ride my bike just about every day...AFTER work...not lazy its just not convenient. I am contemplating a cheap beater or a scooter (Honda Ruckus) for the work run...
maybe I should start taking the shifter kart? ring da ding dig ding brrrrrr
bbbrrrrrrrraaappppp....brrrrrraaaaaapppppp ring da ding brrrrrrr....(drive)
Thats what it sounds like....honest...
Its not the sun its the fact that my shirt would b see through when I got here...its like 100% humidity ALL the time...
Hmmm the parasol WOULD be a nice addition to the basket and bell I just installed though....
Hmmm the parasol WOULD be a nice addition to the basket and bell I just installed though....
jon, i would like to affirm your method. You are good to your car. I will assume you give your Speed some time to itself before the key is turned OFF. Kinda like a racehorse. For you guys driving 35mph to the grocery store, well, whatever. For the cars that kick ass: and that should be all MazdaSpeed3s!! the warmup and cool down are intricate to maintaining a thoroughbred short stroked and boosted motor!
Sacrilicious
boom boom!
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lies...just pour some sand into the tank and goooooo! (drive2)
dudeomg_az1
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LMAO
Start it and then use the next 10-15 seconds to buckle up, turn on lights, pick something on the iPod, and then go, gently, at least until the coolant temp meter is at its normal position.
I really don't like to romp on it until well after the temp needle hits the normal point, just because of the oil, which won't reach normal operating temp for quite a bit longer.
I really don't like to romp on it until well after the temp needle hits the normal point, just because of the oil, which won't reach normal operating temp for quite a bit longer.
^^^^what he said. I mostly wait for the initial rpm drop to just above 1k, then drive soft for mile till the freeway and settle in for my 45min commute.
For cool down i try to stay out of boost for the last few miles of my drive, and wait 10 secs or so before shutdown.
For cool down i try to stay out of boost for the last few miles of my drive, and wait 10 secs or so before shutdown.
oaklandopen
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every once in a while i start 'er up and stare at the temp guage, it jumps as opposed to smoothly getting higher and higher. but usually i'll end up starting, setting the climate control or window defroster, going back inside to take care of whatever (take a dump, get my son ready for day care, drink a glass of oj) then when i go back out to the car i know it's been warmed up really well. (this may not be suitable everywhere, but in this neighborhood im not too worried)
depending on the length of drive and my habits, i let it sit and idle in it's spot for 5 seconds to 30 seconds. when im about to park it for the night i come up towards the house, throw the stick into neutral, and let it coast to it's final parking spot fot the night (downhill and takes about 10 seconds to get there), just to give the radiator that much more air and not putting a load on the engine at the same time.
does any of this help, maybe/maybe not. but i know i don't romp on it upon first morning startup or cruise at 80 on the highway just to find an exit with a mcdonalds and shut it off right away.
and for those of you who have short commutes that never let the engine warm up completely before you shut it off again when you get to work, this is probably doing the worst damage of all. if your car never gets in closed loop its not good for the life of the engine
depending on the length of drive and my habits, i let it sit and idle in it's spot for 5 seconds to 30 seconds. when im about to park it for the night i come up towards the house, throw the stick into neutral, and let it coast to it's final parking spot fot the night (downhill and takes about 10 seconds to get there), just to give the radiator that much more air and not putting a load on the engine at the same time.
does any of this help, maybe/maybe not. but i know i don't romp on it upon first morning startup or cruise at 80 on the highway just to find an exit with a mcdonalds and shut it off right away.
and for those of you who have short commutes that never let the engine warm up completely before you shut it off again when you get to work, this is probably doing the worst damage of all. if your car never gets in closed loop its not good for the life of the engine
oaklandopen
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which also reminds me (off topic). any of you looking at buying a new car that sits on the lot, ask about its life on the lot. was it moved around the area often, has it been test driven, etc. if it's a car that stays in the showroom at night, and gets pulled out front during the day, and this has happened over and over again for a period of time, guarauntee those spark plugs are bad and oil is now a 50/50 with gasoline
