I was adjusting my idle on my 95 max today. The lowest rpm that is smooth is about 650, but I'd kinda like 400rpm for when I sit in traffic. Is there anything bad, other than vibration about setting it at 400rpm?

 

why do you like it at 400rpm's ?

you car might stall in traffic with idle that low

 

if 650 is the smoothest, why would you like sitting in traffic feeling the vibration when you can sit smooth at 650....

 

yeah and it isn't that smooth to begin with.. and everything's in great condition on mine.

 

Low idle speed can cause a stall condition, excessive load on the electrical system because the alty isn't spinning fast enough to provide enough amps, low oil pressure because the oil pump isn't pumping at the correct speed, unefficient A/C operation, agian engine speed is key here.
Also, a setting of 400 RPM's is going to make the IACV operate in a wide open state because the ECU will be constantly trying to correct the low idle speed. Poor coolant circulation can lead to overheating, again pump speed is key to engine speed.

There's a reason (or many) why your car's idle speed is spec'd to be 650 RPM's.

 

..speaking of that, does your cars int. lights dim a bit when you put your foot on the brake?

 

mine do ... annoys me. I think it is grounding though.

 

I have a battery from costco that does 900cca and has top and side posts. I ran a 4ga ground wire from the neg side post to the IM. It starts up much easier since I did that. It now starts up with one turn of the crank on an engine that has 200k miles on it.

 

mine do too, even the headlights a little bit..

 

stupid question but is it hard to adjust idle?

 

nope.. 10char

 

After car is warmed up, disconnect tps, turn screw on IACV.

 

Thats yalls alternators. mine did the exact same thing.

 

Nope, and I'm going on 7 years with the original battery.
Idle speed is around 750, with a/c on it's almost 900.
Plenty of engine RPM's to make all my engine components run correctly, especially under a load.

 

You can fine tune like that, but it should be done at the TB.

 

i stalled when i 1st got the 5th gen clutch and pressure plate.... apparantly it grabs alot harder than i thought...

and why would you want to your to vibrate that much.. and i think NJMAXSELTD covered it..

 

Great...

 

It doesn't vibrate all that much. Anyways, I figured out that anything below 500rpm won't work well, the biggest problem being parking in a parking lot, the PS will cause it to almost stall. I have it set at about 650 now.

 

Very good info Tom.

 

ya but good news is it aint to hard to replace, and so you know, i drove on a bad one for 1 year. so you dont gotta rush to fix it.