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Why does my RPM climb to 1700 when i start it????

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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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Why does my RPM climb to 1700 when i start it????

it goes up and then comes down slowly. it's annoying because if I'm in a hurry I have to wait till the normal idle kicks in after maybe 10-15 seconds... it's only when I first start the car. I'm showing ~20 in hg on the boost gauge at idle so I'm pretty sure there are no air leaks. What could cause that? It happened only after my blower/obdI. it's like the throttle is open...

I was thinking maybe the IAC is stuck? Or something i don't know, how would I check it???
Old May 1, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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Mine does that too...
Old May 1, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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me three! i noticed mine real bad after the heads cam swap

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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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so its normal then? I don't want that **** though...
Old May 1, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Yup, same exact thing here as well...

Originally posted by twells
me three! i noticed mine real bad after the heads cam swap

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Old May 2, 2003 | 11:04 AM
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anyone know what this could be? is something stuck or what?

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Old May 2, 2003 | 11:11 AM
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mine does it and its pretty much stock...

but its also hard to start
Old May 2, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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My car starts up real fast... I always prime the engine and I have a cvr protorque so its not that. What could this be????? It only happened after I installed the blower and the OBDI computer.

Do we have any common mods that could be causing this problem???
Old May 2, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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Mine does it too. I guess it is normal after a heads/cam swap. it settles after a few seconds.
Old May 5, 2003 | 01:05 AM
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Re: Why does my RPM climb to 1700 when i start it????

Originally posted by 96 WS6
it goes up and then comes down slowly. it's annoying because if I'm in a hurry I have to wait till the normal idle kicks in after maybe 10-15 seconds... it's only when I first start the car. I'm showing ~20 in hg on the boost gauge at idle so I'm pretty sure there are no air leaks. What could cause that? It happened only after my blower/obdI. it's like the throttle is open...

I was thinking maybe the IAC is stuck? Or something i don't know, how would I check it???
I can't believe you don't wait 10-15 seconds anyway before you go
Old May 5, 2003 | 02:41 AM
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I wait 10-15 seconds when i start my car the first time in the day just to let it warm up. then I drive it under 2k until the oil pressure goes down and the coolant temp is up to 160 or 170 and the rear and tranny are warmed up. To let your car sit every time you start it is useless, it is easier for it to warm up under light driving.
Old May 5, 2003 | 05:29 AM
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Check for vaccuum leaks. Mine did that too, and then I found a hole in the line coming from the PCV Valve. Once that was fixed, the problem went away.
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