Warming up and the 'orange blobs'

[exdos]

So I know this is the ///M section, and I don't have the same engine, and I don't have actual temperatures on my low-end dials... But I try to keep below 3,000 RPM until my temp gauge gets to it's normal (vertical) position. Is this simply a wise thing to do with any Z, or am I being overly careful of my car ?

You should short-shift until the oil is properly warm. You can still match the performance of most other cars on the twisties whilst you've got a cold engine if you can preserve your speed around corners whilst short-shifting.

 

[Bing]

So I know this is the ///M section, and I don't have the same engine, and I don't have actual temperatures on my low-end dials... But I try to keep below 3,000 RPM until my temp gauge gets to it's normal (vertical) position. Is this simply a wise thing to do with any Z, or am I being overly careful of my car ?

You should short-shift until the oil is properly warm. You can still match the performance of most other cars on the twisties whilst you've got a cold engine if you can preserve your speed around corners whilst short-shifting.

Cheers exdos - I'm never straight into a hoon from my house / cold anyway, not that lucky,but it is good to know I am doing it right

 

[Jbtco]

I have had 4 cars with the S54 engine , 2 e46 m3s and 2 Z4MCs and have always let the oil temp settle at the Normal running rate before pushing the revs up. I have never had any mechanical issues with any of the cars (yet)

 

[mmm-five]

I've got a 30 minute drive before I get to my favourite hooning roads, so it's plenty of time for it to warm up

One of the benefits of living about equal distance between the Peak District (much busier on weekends than it used to be - or the traffic that took the B and unclassified roads have moved onto the A/B roads as it's gone colder/wetter) and Wales (still plenty of quiet B roads).