Brian Mitchell

One of my friends also told me that the muffler bearings need to warm
up a bit so that they don't seize up. Considering the large
aftermarket muffler, I would assume that it contains more muffler
bearings, so would need to warm up longer.
On Feb 25, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Like toPedal wrote:

> a friend of mine builds drag racing Subaru WRXs and Toyota Supras. i
> asked him and he said
> "The primary reason you want to let the car warm up is so that you
> make sure you have sufficient oil in the turbo. Its not really a
> requirement, but I never drive any of my turbo cars without letting
> them get up to operating temperature. Oil starvation can lead to
> premature wear of the bearings and shorten the life of the turbo.
> You don't really "have" to warm it up, but its a good thing for
> people who actually care about their cars."
>
> so your neighbor might drive his drag WRX to work everyday....and he
> needs that turbo to last
>
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