The warm up mistake

There is basically only one engine warm up mistake: too much RPM, too soon. You probably see this with motorists every day. And who do you think influenced them? Of course, no other than the guys in the race pits where as soon as the engine starts they're all over the throttle. I always wonder what these guys are trying to achieve. Are they trying to dislodge a rat's nest from the exhaust? Or maybe dislodge clogged oils inside the engine? The fact is, what is more likely to be dislodged is a Connecting Rod from the Crank.

There is absolutely NO reason to rev the engine like this, except during the race.

Reason & Cure:

1.If you're trying to "clear it out" – Tune the carburetor so the engine is clean at idle.

2. If you're trying to "put some heat in the engine" – Don't waste your time, heat comes from load and there is no load in neutral or park.

3. If you just enjoy revving the engine – Fine, I respect that, it's the only reason you should be doing it because there are no benefits. If you still want to do it… be my guest

Other potential warm up mistakes:

- Wrong oil – Still running straight 50w oil? You may want to spend some time on the Bob is the Oil Guy website

- Cold oil – It's near impossible to get engine oil hot without extended periods of heavy load idling in the pits will never do it. If you're serious about keeping your engine together, you need an oil heater – attached to either the oil pan or oil tank. - .No thermostat – The object is to get the engine to operating temperature as fast as possible without having to beat the crap out of it. A Thermostat will dramatically shorten coolant warm up times.

So, the next time someone asks you why you're revving the engine in the

pits, give them the only honest answer – you just enjoy it.

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