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madness410 · 03-23-2008, 09:41 PM

hey,
so i bought a third gen camaro with a rebuilt engine, and some minor cam work done to it. my friend who i bought it from told me to let the car warm up for a good 5 minutes before driving it, because the oil has to become warm to properly lube up the cams.

sometimes i let it warm up for about 2 minutes, and drive off because my parents hate that my car sounds like a helicopter in their driveway. but i dont go over 1500 rpm.

i wanted to know if it is true that when a car has camwork is it imperative that the engine warms up properly before driving it. get at me.

jon

03-23-2008, 09:41 PM	#1
madness410 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 4,223 iTrader: (5)	Cam work...is this fact or fiction? hey, so i bought a third gen camaro with a rebuilt engine, and some minor cam work done to it. my friend who i bought it from told me to let the car warm up for a good 5 minutes before driving it, because the oil has to become warm to properly lube up the cams. sometimes i let it warm up for about 2 minutes, and drive off because my parents hate that my car sounds like a helicopter in their driveway. but i dont go over 1500 rpm. i wanted to know if it is true that when a car has camwork is it imperative that the engine warms up properly before driving it. get at me. jon