[Slidd]

So what's the secret to getting the oil up to temp without driving?? Heck, I can barely get it warmed up a lot of times when driving, without going up a somewhat steep and long grade.

Unless by "operating temperature" you mean the relatively meaningless coolant temp.

You can powerbrake a little, now not crazy, I'm talking 800-900 rpm and that won't hurt a thing, even moving it in the garage back and forth will help get it warmed up. Probably will take a good 20-25 minutes to get the oil up to temp, oil temp now, don't look at the coolant temp.

And run your a/c compressor every time you start it like Dodge says.



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[Slidd]

With M6 you hold the button in for as long as you want to crank it, once you let go it will stop.

For A8 just press and release button, the same as when you are starting it.

Rookie question here....after you floor it, is it as easy as just letting off of the accelerator quickly or do I need to push the button to stop the starter and then proceed to start normally? I'm afraid if I let go of the accelerator the engine will start up at a high rpm at first.

After it cranks for it's set time (A8), then release the accelerator and hit the button again and it will start.


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[Slidd]

Well on the priming issue Dodge doesn't say anything on it either way and what we are doing is actually the Flooded Engine procedure listed in the Owner's Manual.

Still think it's not a bad idea coming out of storage.


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[Slidd]

It’s posted on dodge garage.

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[Slidd]

That's a long warm up time.

75-100 miles, what??

I assume the Hellcat oil cooler is thermostatically controlled so what is the issue with warming up?


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[Slidd]

The air oil cooler on the Hellcat definitely works better for heat but works against you in winter. I'd block it off completely if possible as you want your engine and oil warming up quickly, it's bad for the engine to need a prolonged warmup.

The 392 engine uses a water to oil cooler and while it may not be quite as efficient on a racetrack like the Hellcat, in winter the coolant which warms up much faster actually helps warm up the oil and this is a better setup for winter driving no doubt.


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