New Owner of 09' RX-8

Chibana · 05-24-2010, 02:05 PM

My salesman told me to rev it to 3,000 and hold it for a few seconds before shutting it off only if the car didn't have a chance to reach operating temperature (i.e., the variable redline on the gauge never made it to the full 9,000). I've read from people who really know their RX-8s that this is probably not really necessary, at least in the Series II (2009+). I've been doing it just to be safe, but I rarely stop the car when it's not fully warmed up.

05-24-2010, 02:05 PM	#5
Chibana The Michigan "WANKEL" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 61 Rep Power: 17	My salesman told me to rev it to 3,000 and hold it for a few seconds before shutting it off only if the car didn't have a chance to reach operating temperature (i.e., the variable redline on the gauge never made it to the full 9,000). I've read from people who really know their RX-8s that this is probably not really necessary, at least in the Series II (2009+). I've been doing it just to be safe, but I rarely stop the car when it's not fully warmed up. __________________ 2005 Winning Blue Mazda3s 4-door 2009 Sparkling Black Mica RX-8 GT http://www.mattharrell.net/personal/cars.html