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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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Just finished my motor and it ran like crap because I changed the injectors, heads and cam then used ls1 edit to fix it. I also drilled the throttle body then it ran good except at idol. It will idol fine for like 2 minutes then it starts to fluxuate reving up and down untill it cuts off. I was told this was because Its open header and its pulling in cold air on to the o2s and sending mixed signals ecu. Is this true? If not what else could it be?

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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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I hate IDOL problems. <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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Yeah, that Billy Idol is a trouble maker.

Hey, ever hear of a dictionary? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 07:29 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by I8COBRA:
<strong> Yeah, that Billy Idol is a trouble maker.

Hey, ever hear of a dictionary? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah how do you spell it? I tried like five ways none looked right. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />
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IDLE <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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well....I would not think it would be "pulling" air back in....there is almost a constant out flow. BUT.....an easy check is to get a length of pipe (say....10" to 12" length) and put on each header. If it clears the problem...then you know you need to add an extention. If not, then its something with your closed loope settings.

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