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Old 03-25-2008, 04:30 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by madness410 View Post
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
I would let it warm up for about 1-2 minutes if the car has a flat tappet cam. If it has a roller cam it is probably fine a few seconds after startup.
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