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    Any significant problems with lowering idle?

    Just curious if their are any significant problems to lowering idle?

    on average target idle is around 700-900 rpms...

    i was wondering if there woudl be any downfalls to lowering to ~500-600 rpms


    Just seems on average might save a little gas, and keep temps down a bit.


    Or do you think we might run into problems iwth the cooling/charging systems?


    Just a half assed thought I came up with while browsing hptuners [img]smile.gif[/img]
    -Eric<br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/mustangeater82\" target=\"_blank\">2000 NBM V6 Camaro 5-speed</a> T-top <i>converted</i><br /><b>14.467@95.45mph</b> <i>$0 in mods</i><br /><i>The member formerly known as MustangEater8251</i>
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    your gong to run ito a lot of problems:
    Low oil pressure
    Low charging voltage
    Fighting the idle
    Low power on take off
    Vacuum fluxuations (sp)
    Idle dipping when coming to a stop.

    It's not going to save you any gas milage really at all. I mean unless you sit the car at idle for 3 or 4 hours. Temps will also act just as they did before. It's not going to make any difference. really there isn't any good reason to drop your idle.
    1996 Silver camaro Z28. M6,<br />12 bolt, 4.11\'s, posi, Rear cover, Spec stage 2, loudmouth, more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1</a> &lt;Mods, Pics & more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2</a> &lt;Fbody Tech Articals

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      He just wants his car to lope like mine. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
      Matt
      1998 Mystic Teal Camaro M5
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      • #4
        Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
        He just wants his car to lope like mine. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
        well I will admit that wsa in the back of my head [img]smile.gif[/img]
        -Eric<br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/mustangeater82\" target=\"_blank\">2000 NBM V6 Camaro 5-speed</a> T-top <i>converted</i><br /><b>14.467@95.45mph</b> <i>$0 in mods</i><br /><i>The member formerly known as MustangEater8251</i>

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        • #5
          lope =/= stumble ;)

          lope has meaning, stumble means you have problems.
          1996 Silver camaro Z28. M6,<br />12 bolt, 4.11\'s, posi, Rear cover, Spec stage 2, loudmouth, more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1</a> &lt;Mods, Pics & more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2</a> &lt;Fbody Tech Articals

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