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Weird idle situation when hot

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I have a 93 mustang with a vortech charger. The car runs great and has a idle good. But recently it just developed a problem and I am not sure what to look at. If I sit in traffic idling for a long period to time on a hot day the engine will climb to 200-205 degrees. Then the idle slows down to 650-700 rpm from it's normal 1050 rpm. I checked the MAF, IAC,. They look good, but I cleaned them anyway. That did not change the problem. It like the MAF is getting hot and causing the engine to go lean, but once traffic moves, say about a half block and I get some air through the engine it is back to it's normal idle. Does any body have a suggestion on what to check next.
 

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Are there any codes? Do you have any way to perform a datalog when this condition happens? 205° isn't hot for your engine, so I wouldn't be too concerned about that.
 
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