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Old 08-20-2007, 02:36 AM
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just a quick question here, if i decided to tune the car to idle higher say 600rpm, ( 100 higher than normal) its not hurting anything is it ? besides my gas bill
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not that i know of. if you got all kinds of tranny work and such you might have to hold the brake harder... lol being its an auto
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My in gear idle is set 125 higher, but was part of the tune for the converter. Stock, in gear, warm, foot on the brake mine was showing 525-585 on a scanner - and just a hair over 500 on the tach.
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Originally Posted by supersickss
just a quick question here, if i decided to tune the car to idle higher say 600rpm, ( 100 higher than normal) its not hurting anything is it ? besides my gas bill
You have pretty much identified the downside.





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