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What idle am i supposed to be sitting at

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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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What idle am i supposed to be sitting at

After i got my long headers and a cc304 cam, my car is idleing at 1k. is that normal or should it be at 900? Haven't gotten a tune yet.
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Cammed cars generally have to have their idle raised a little.
Untuned, 1000 may not be a bad place to be. I think most people are between 850 and 1000.
(and I'm sure now that I say that, someone will post up about how they got the H/C car to idle at 650 ... )
Get her tuned though ... you'll pick up power and driveability.

When you did the cam install, did you adjust the TB to allow more air in for a higher idle?
(or drill a hole in the TB butterfly *cringe*)

If you did not raise idle intentionally, you may have a vacuum leak somewhere in the TB or manifold.
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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1000 is good thats what im running at! just make sure its not running rich!
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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If its running on stock programming, it should be trying to idle at 800RPM (M6, fully warmed up). The stock tach typically indicates 100-200RPM higher than actual engine speed, so it may be pretty much where it belongs. You have to read the RPM off the PCM with a scanner to be sure what the idle speed is.
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