grounded my vtcs today to help with the minimal clacking i have and the car ran like crap i have a bad idle air control valve (will be replaced in a few days) and the idle was a little erratic and now with the grounded vtcs its terribley bad almost trys to die and they clack even louder so i ungrounded them back to normal

anyone have this problem i dont understand?

 

I have had mine bypassed for a long time with no problems. Get that iac valve fixed and try it then. that way you can rule out that being the problem.

 

Your info below your name says you have a gxe......vg= no vtc's??????

 

He recently replaced it with a VE I think.

 

yeah sorry havent yet updated havent had time i have a 92 se now my gxe im still trying to sell

once i get the valve in this week ill update but anyone else have the prob?

 

I have this problem too; my idle is kinda messed up; so I made a toggle switch between the VTC's and the ground, so when my idle starts to go erractic, I unground the VTC's. The when the car has been running for a while, I ground them to stop the VTC clattering.

 

the idle turns to crap when you first ground them. I believe my ECU has adjusted now so when I ground them the idle just fluxuates a hundred rpm or so every few seconds, still kind of annoying. When I first grounded them the idle was complete crap.

 

I'll give you fi dolla.
and I'll even pick it up tonight

 

yeah, what they said.. just give it time. the ECU has to adjust for some reason.

but it can't be too bad.. I still run a 14.7 at the track with grounded VTCs.

 

how about 6 and shes urs

the grounding dosnt seem like such a fix anymore just seems to create a new problem
well ill fix my idle and try it again

 

SOLD!
What 's you address
and I'll even bring cash

 

some times the clattering noise can be your firewall side hydraulic chain tensioner... take a better listen , just to be sure... i caught mine before it did serious damage..
just check to be safe..