Sonic cold start -40

Swordsmith

Swordsmith

242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
Is that Injen intake there to deliberately provide a warm air intake? 40 below man I say do whatever you have to do, just be prepared for the screams of Eric.Smit

My coldest start thus far was this morning, at a balmy ten F above, a mere 12 below C for you people with sensible measuring systems. Started, rolled down the local streets with no warmup, up to highway speeds within three minutes.

I heard you say you have an oil pan heater but don't use it... why is that? As far as I can tell it's there just to help prevent long term wear on your engine from sub zero starts (as in does not even turn on until sub zero temps), so you wouldn't notice any difference in the short term. Are you just figuring if you can break the thing while it's still under warranty you can get your stealership to give you a fresh motor? Not a bad plan...
 
lambertsonic

lambertsonic

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Swordsmith said:
Is that Injen intake there to deliberately provide a warm air intake? 40 below man I say do whatever you have to do, just be prepared for the screams of Eric.Smit

My coldest start thus far was this morning, at a balmy ten F above, a mere 12 below C for you people with sensible measuring systems. Started, rolled down the local streets with no warmup, up to highway speeds within three minutes.

I heard you say you have an oil pan heater but don't use it... why is that? As far as I can tell it's there just to help prevent long term wear on your engine from sub zero starts (as in does not even turn on until sub zero temps), so you wouldn't notice any difference in the short term. Are you just figuring if you can break the thing while it's still under warranty you can get your stealership to give you a fresh motor? Not a bad plan...
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The injen intake actually gives me noticeably better fuel mileage , but it only really good at making a sweet noise .i agree with you that it provides warmer air to the engine and that would explain the increase in fuel efficiency . I have put in 0w30 synthetic oil on my last oil change to help with the cold start . The reason I have not used my oil pan heater yet is that I need to go out and buy a timer to have it turn on 2 hours before leaving . I agree with you and believe that 80% of internal engine wear happens on start up and is worse on a cold start . Thanks for watching !
 
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slimjim550

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BTW here at my house Yesterday AM it was -2°F and my little Sonic started just fine, but then again why wouldn't it? My old 2002 Malibu also started just fine as well.
 
$ub$onic

$ub$onic

The Sticker Guy
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There was a -25 wind chill. And I'm gonna admit it was a sob to get the engine up to 200 degrees
 
$ub$onic

$ub$onic

The Sticker Guy
My discount made up for the color and radio upgrade mine was sitting on the lot ... and the upgraded radio has 6 speakers . And I would not want a aftermarket unit because there are vehicle systems controlled through the radio
 
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