I have a few questions for you guys...

1. What is the RPM that your engines goes right after you start your engine?
Mine is right at 2000 RPM.

2. Also does anyone else do this, I will let it warm up until the RPM drops to 1500 RPM or less....

 

Mine does the same thing, it's normal. Initially if the engine is cold, it tries help itself warm up more quickly by keeping the revs at 2000. I don't wait until it drops to drive, I just take it easy on my car until it's fully warm.

 

Same here, I usually also wait at least until it drops to 1500, or if I can longer. Yesterday it was 38 degrees in the morning, when I first turned the car on, it came up to 2400 RPM.

 

I let it warm up until the second bar lights on the temp gauge.

 

Yeah depending on the temp. mine usually starts at 2000-2200 and i also wait til it drops to 1500 before i drive and then i still don't go above 3000 until i get 3 clicks of temp.

 

Mine does the same thing but I don't make a point of waiting. I go when I've got my seat belt on, stereo playing what I want, etc. Usually, this is only about a minute or less. It has been suggested by professional mechanics that it is not necessary to warm up a car but to just drive it easy for the first blocks. If I were to wait for 2 bars in Calgary when it's -30*C, I'd be sitting there for quite a long time, especially when I've forgotten to plug the thing in.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
[B]Mine does the same thing but I don't make a point of waiting.

 

I get to watch the dials dance in the morning. When the car starts up it idles, not sure at what RPM. The EGT slowly starts to rise from 500F to 1,000F. The Air/Fuel meter shows nothing, it's [/b]that[/b] lean. After about 45 seconds the idles kick up a little and the Air/Fuel meter starts moving back and forth. After about another minute the car hits 2 bars and I pull it out of the garage. The car is still at 1,000F EGT. By the time I navigate out of the apartments I'm at 3 bars, perfect.