Where should my car Idle???

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05-25-2007, 03:29 AM

RickyMartinZ28

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Where should my car Idle???

I have a 95' LT1 with a moderate cam... What RPM should I idle at, right now I'm idling at 550... Should it be higher????

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05-25-2007, 03:34 AM

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It idles at 550 when in gear, but jumps to around 650 700 when in park or neutral...

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05-25-2007, 02:07 PM

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My Z idles at around 800 right now but it is a ls1 too though

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05-25-2007, 02:53 PM

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What's stock 750? Is 550 enough for the oil pump to do its job?

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05-25-2007, 03:39 PM

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Idle speed will depend on your cam specs...."moderate" tells us nothing. If it's got anything much bigger than stock, I'm surprised it even stays alive at 550rpm.

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05-26-2007, 12:18 AM

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maybe my tach is messed up, it has acted strange in the past. And at idle I've still got about 25 psi oil pressure.

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05-26-2007, 12:19 AM

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ok now it shows to be idling at 900 in park... wtf

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