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QUIN · 06-18-2001, 07:38 AM

this is the only thing keeping me from driving my car on a more regular basis. i cant get this idle to smooth out for the life of me.
I used the feeler gauge method and it seemed like it was working. car surged at first and sounded like it was 'searching'. then all of a sudden it found it and held about a 700 idle for 10 seconds or so. i was briefly tickled! all of a sudden it starts surging again, much more violently than before. does this for a minute then just shuts down on the lo-end of the surge. the surge is so low it wont stay running. so then i back it out to see if it will matter to drive it up the road and back,,, no good. still dying w/o foot on gas.
here are my last ideas. replace tps one more time. change my bap to a map (or is it vice versa?) since i never did that when chaging to mass air although the instructions said you didnt have to.
other than this i am running out of ideas.
someone please help!!!! this is killing me! cant readily drive in columbus with your idle pulling this crap!
Q

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Quin, 87 GT,306,forged/cut pistons,edelbrock head\intake,steeda#18cam,1.7rr,MSD Blaster tfi coil,A9L,pro-m75mm,24#inj,accufab65mm,2.5"pipes,hooker headers,dynomax exhaust,3.73 gr,110 lph fp,moroso cold air,ASP pullies, weld rims

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06-18-2001, 07:38 AM	#1
QUIN Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Chillicothe, OH. Posts: 1,289	Still need help with idle. someone please!!!!! this is the only thing keeping me from driving my car on a more regular basis. i cant get this idle to smooth out for the life of me. I used the feeler gauge method and it seemed like it was working. car surged at first and sounded like it was 'searching'. then all of a sudden it found it and held about a 700 idle for 10 seconds or so. i was briefly tickled! all of a sudden it starts surging again, much more violently than before. does this for a minute then just shuts down on the lo-end of the surge. the surge is so low it wont stay running. so then i back it out to see if it will matter to drive it up the road and back,,, no good. still dying w/o foot on gas. here are my last ideas. replace tps one more time. change my bap to a map (or is it vice versa?) since i never did that when chaging to mass air although the instructions said you didnt have to. other than this i am running out of ideas. someone please help!!!! this is killing me! cant readily drive in columbus with your idle pulling this crap! Q ------------------ Quin, 87 GT,306,forged/cut pistons,edelbrock head\intake,steeda#18cam,1.7rr,MSD Blaster tfi coil,A9L,pro-m75mm,24#inj,accufab65mm,2.5"pipes,hooker headers,dynomax exhaust,3.73 gr,110 lph fp,moroso cold air,ASP pullies, weld rims See my engine on user rides. I see your shwartz is as big as mine, now lets see how well you handle it!