When I start up in the morning, right up until the temperature reaches the proper running temp, the car feels kinda like it's holding back. However, once it gets warmed up, it's fine. Does anyone else's TT do this?
Well, that was until Thursday. I didn't drive it Wednesday, which is when it got really cold for the first time in awhile, but yesterday and today the car runs and feels really nice. Why would it all of a sudden change? I'm definitely not complaining though

 

I hope your letting your TT warm up a little before driving it and not just jumping in and going.
I always warm mine up so i've never noticed that problem.

 

yeah you must let your TT warm up to get the turbo oiled and ready also to let the TT cool down before you just shut it off. of course you could always get a turbo timer so you dont have to wait in the car while it cools down. the Apexi one i got is very nice and looks good with the interior. i get a lot of people asking if its stock

 

Normal easy driving will cool the car off better than letting it sit and idle. Regardless of which way you prefer, unless you're really romping on it right before you pull in the driveway, it won't hurt it to just shut it off. AKA, no turbo timer needed.

Similar situation for warming it up, its better to just get in and drive it easy (low revs, low boost) until it starts to warm up than it is to let it sit and idle while you're inside the house still getting ready for work...
Oh, one more note, really, its oil temp you should be watching, not coolant temp if you're worried about warm ups in the winter. The coolant is gonna be warm long before the oil gets to operating temperature.


Oh, and I guess i could try to actually answer his original question. Yes, I'd say its ok if your car is a little sluggish when its cold, its like running a cold weed eater with the choke on, you're not running at an optimum fuel mix yet. Give it a chance to get everything to operating temp, like previously mentioned, its not real good to horse on it when its cold.

 

What is normal oil operation temp? I am thinking of installing a gauge to monitor it but need to know whats too hot and whats cold.

 

Around 210 degrees F is operating temp, if memory serves correctly.

 

i believe your right somewhere around 200

 

Thanks for all the help guys. I have the 225 version, so after running it hard I generally take it easy for about a mile until I get home, but I don't worry about letting it sit or anything to cool before I shut it off. From what I've read on the forums, I don't need to because as opposed to the 180 version, I have a turbo timer. I hope I haven't misunderstood that somehow...

As for starting up and trying to run it hard right away, I generally don't push it hard until it feels like everything is ok (usually after about 5 minutes of light accelerating).All I know is thatafter reading through the manual, it actually said that it's best to be ready to go as soon as possible after starting it up.
It was just weird that when it got really cold, it all of a sudden felt 100% ready to go the second I started it up in the morning -- like it had been running for awhile already, but it hadn't been driven in almost 2 days.

 

This has been bugging me also, I always used to warm up my car. But if you read the manual it specifically says that letting the car sit and warm up causes severe engine wear. "Be ready to immediately drive it..."

Idk what to do lol

 

The engine doesn't produce adequate heat when just idling to properly warm up all of the parts and fluids. On cold start and idle, the mix is on the rich side, putting a lot of unburned fuel into your cats and crapping them up. Start up, check your gauges and leave. If you are concerned about wear on a cold car, take it easy for the first 5 minutes or so until the temp gauge gets up to normal.

Personally, I've not had any problems with my 180 after 80K miles. No extra cooldown other than taking it easy for a few miles on the way home to let everything cooldown normally. I don't let it sit at idle for more than a few seconds after stopping. The only time I let it run for an extended period is on track days when you come off pretty hot after a cooldown lap, then the engine stays on for a couple of extra minutes.