what does your car idle at?
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
All LS1 years M6 are set to 800rpm idle.
All LS1 years A4 are set to 650 park/neutral, 550 in gear.
The stock tachs aren't perfect, so you may see different readings on the gage. A scanner is the only way to tell for sure if the car is idling at the proper RPM.
All LS1 years A4 are set to 650 park/neutral, 550 in gear.
The stock tachs aren't perfect, so you may see different readings on the gage. A scanner is the only way to tell for sure if the car is idling at the proper RPM.
Originally Posted by RPM WS6
The stock tachs aren't perfect, so you may see different readings on the gage. A scanner is the only way to tell for sure if the car is idling at the proper RPM.
yeah, i guess this could be the case.
too bad i cant afford a scanner (unless they make a cheaper one that i can look teh idle up)
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very true, my does about the same. cold idle can be from 1200-800 for me, but thats REALLY cold
Originally Posted by RPM WS6
All LS1 years M6 are set to 800rpm idle.
All LS1 years A4 are set to 650 park/neutral, 550 in gear.
The stock tachs aren't perfect, so you may see different readings on the gage. A scanner is the only way to tell for sure if the car is idling at the proper RPM.
All LS1 years A4 are set to 650 park/neutral, 550 in gear.
The stock tachs aren't perfect, so you may see different readings on the gage. A scanner is the only way to tell for sure if the car is idling at the proper RPM.
My M6 idles at 500 - 600 RPMs
EDIT: had the car out last night. cold was about 1000 RPMs and when it was warm it was at 800-900 RPMs
EDIT: had the car out last night. cold was about 1000 RPMs and when it was warm it was at 800-900 RPMs
Last edited by TORCHD 02 TA; Nov 10, 2006 at 04:26 PM.
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My M6 idles at 1100 WARM and about 1300 COLD. But when I had a smog test and the scanner was hooked up, the computer said about 800 rpm WARM idle.
So my factory tach is off about 300 RPMs.
So my factory tach is off about 300 RPMs.
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
My M6 idles at 500 - 600 RPMs
I set mine at 550...doesn't need to be any higher..used to idle at 750..thought i would try lower and see what that was like..smoother and alot quieter. 