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IDLE SURGE BETTER

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  • Start date Start date Mar 29, 2006

clang5oh

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A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I POSTED ABOUT MY SURGING IDLE AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP IT WOULD SHUT OFF, WELL AFTER CLEANING THE MAF IT HAS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED POWER AND DRIVABILITY ALTHOUGH IT STILL HAS A LITTLE SURGE IN THE IDLE. I HAVE DONE ALL STEPS BUT THE ONE WHERE I RESET THE IDLE. THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO IDLE AROUND 650 RPMS. WHAT IS IT SUSPOSED TO IDLE AT(5 SPEED).
 

clang5oh

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THE CAR IS RUNNING A LITTLE RICH. I HAVENT DONE ANYTHING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM.
 

SeventyMach1

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Mine idles at 750.

I think that's where it's supposed to be (700-900) ... but I'll let someone else confirm that info, as I'm not completely sure.


Glad to hear it's doing better & hope you get it to run perfect soon.
 

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I was told that as well.......
 

final5-0

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clang5oh said:
THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO IDLE AROUND 650 RPMS. WHAT IS IT SUSPOSED TO IDLE AT(5 SPEED).
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final5-0 said:
640 GT stick

672 Cobra



Grady
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Thats interesting people say the cobra cam is actually smaller and it idles higher heh but i guess the computer does that because of our bigger injectors maybe hehe. but back on the subject of the thread i wanted to say my car was doing it alot to cleaned the maf and it seemed to have helped a little bit but i wanna clean the iac still
 
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