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Old 05-19-2015, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim7139 View Post
As an aside, since it was mentioned, i would seriously avoid sitting and idling anywhere near 10 minutes at a clip. It'sa rare engine that won't experience more wear under those circumstances.
Give it a minute or two and drive off slowly until temps come up. Easier on engine, trans, and diff.
Tim...this is a good point. I have a couple of friends who let their performance cars idle until hot then drive.

I hate doing this in general and have taken the path to gentle drive keeping the rpms under 2500 until reaching temperature.

Jeff
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