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Discussion in '360/430' started by rks5370, Jun 27, 2010.

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  1. rks5370

    rks5370 Karting

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    #1 rks5370, Jun 27, 2010
    From many CS owners I've heard there is a significant warm up time before the car "wakes up." Do you find this true for 430s and Scuds? What do you anticipate for Italia?

    Started new thread rather than hijacking this one

    http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288384
     
  2. Tarek K.

    Tarek K. F1 World Champ
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    #2 Tarek K., Jun 27, 2010
    Any car will reach it's optimum performance once the engine/oil temperature reaches the normal operating level.
     
  3. Ingpr

    Ingpr F1 Rookie

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    #3 Ingpr, Jun 27, 2010
    I always wait 10@15 minutes for a good warm up specially if I had the master switch off.
     
  4. ThreeSixtyM

    ThreeSixtyM Karting

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    #4 ThreeSixtyM, Jun 27, 2010
    Ferrari advise keeping the motor below 4000rpm until normal operating temperature is reached. Unless it's particularly hot it equates to approximately 10 miles in the UK, although I don't tend to exceed 2/2500rpm rather than 4k, which may effect the time/distance to fully warm up. Pretty much the worst thing you can do, in my opinion, is stress a cold engine, once warm just keep it out of the red zone...
     
  5. E60 M5

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    #5 E60 M5, Jun 27, 2010
    This is correct and good advise. Also as already stated, keep the rpms below 4k until warm.
     

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