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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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What is the warmed up factory idle rpm for our cars?

Mine feels like it's idling too high because when I shift into a gear from park is surges a lot and requires a lot of braking to hold her back. I know the LS1 is fast and all but ****, it's even harder to stop... lol

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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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A4's idle at about 750rpm.....M6's idle at 1000rpm
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i have always felt that the car idle fast, especially when im in reverse with my foot off the break
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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Idle changes depending on the engine temperature. Here is the stock table for M6.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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Idle changes depending on the engine temperature. Here is the stock table for M6.
Learn something new everyday. Just hope that nobodys driving one of these cars when the temp is below 0.
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My '01 tried to pull through the brakes all the time when it was cold. Once the car warmed up it stopped. Get a stall and you won't have to worry about it anymore .
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:31 AM
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I always let my A4 sit and warm up in park for a couple minutes, otherwise it pulls through the brakes.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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Learn something new everyday. Just hope that nobodys driving one of these cars when the temp is below 0.
Maybe I'm an idiot, but...why?

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Originally Posted by miamifan3413
A4's idle at about 750rpm.....M6's idle at 1000rpm
my M6 idles at ~850
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Maybe I'm an idiot, but...why?

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Probably b/c the roads would be nasty/iced/etc. and traction isn't gonna happen in these cars.
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Originally Posted by LS69TA
Probably b/c the roads would be nasty/iced/etc. and traction isn't gonna happen in these cars.
Oh. I was reading too far into it I guess...
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Oh. I was reading too far into it I guess...
I've been guilty of that before too.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Yeah, warmed up idle is ~1100 RPM the programmer told me he thought it was an M6. I guess that would explain it. It pulls in gear all the time...warmed up or not.

Now its time to adjust the shifter it's all fackerd up.

P.S. I'm starting to like my old LT1 more and more. I could actually get traction...
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Killer_Bluebird
Idle changes depending on the engine temperature. Here is the stock table for M6.
Anyone have a graph for the A4?
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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my m6 idles at 750 when warm. when cold it doesnt even want to idle
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Mine has always idled at 1000.....I know of other 98's that idle the same.....maybe it's a 98 thing???
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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hmm, definitely feels too high. Yours probably idles @ 1k because it's a manual. Auto idle lower because they're better. j/p
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Originally Posted by miamifan3413
A4's idle at about 750rpm.....M6's idle at 1000rpm

i thought it was the other way around. both mine and my sisters M6 f-cars idle around 800rpms and my auto ls1 i had was around 900
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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my a4 idles at like 500-600 when its warmed up
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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my a4 idles at like 500-600 when its warmed up
That sounds about right.
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