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y8s 06-16-2010 12:34 PM


Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie (Post 589146)
If youre not a pussy you can make the car idle lean.
16s are not too lean for the car to idle well.

Every time someone posts "My idle is rock solid at 13.0:1", God kills a kitten.
Think before you tune.

so what you're saying is that idling at 16:1 is a GOOD IDEA?

Full_Tilt_Boogie 06-16-2010 01:39 PM


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 589343)
so what you're saying is that idling at 16:1 is a GOOD IDEA?

yes, its a good way to save gas. 16 to one is a bit on the high side, but 15.5 is about what I would aim for. (usually stoich on the initial tune)
The engine is under an extremely small amount of load, and a lean AFR will not cause any detonation or overheating or anything.

The only reason I would go any richer would be if the idle was hard to get stable, but thats usually not the case. It just takes well tuned fuels, ignition, and IAC settings.
You cant just lean it out and expect it to idle right

chicksdigmiatas 06-16-2010 01:57 PM

I idle at low 15's but i assure you that little aluminum turdlets didn't mess up your engine. Wait, you just put in an IAT? Did you just eliminate the maf? Did you reload firmware?

caideN 06-16-2010 02:00 PM

I didn't install shizzles yet, just tapped the iat sensor. Hopefully getting injectors, tps and ms installed tonight.

cardriverx 06-16-2010 02:01 PM

Get a video of it running.

caideN 06-16-2010 02:10 PM

Just went out and it runs fine now...:dunno:

chicksdigmiatas 06-16-2010 02:30 PM

Problem solved.

cardriverx 06-16-2010 07:14 PM

your welcome.

But seriously, if its a loose connection it will come back. I didn't do the pins right on one of the connectors for my coils, and every once of a while I would be driving and all of a sudden I was running on 3 cylinders. It was not safe lol.


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