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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 01:17 PM
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Wierd Idle?

Hey guys I thought I would just see if anyone was having this problem.

I installed the RRM piggyback and for some reason now my car idle's wierd. It does fine for a while and then all of a sudden alittle jerky and then fine again. It seems alot like how my car idles when the AC is on. Now I followed the RRM instructions to the T, soldered wires, did the 20min idle then took it out for a spin driving it under 4 grand the whole time and changing the RPMs. No CEL or anything...it just seems wierd. My car coulda been doing that befor but i ma not shure, i cant remember. Now my car is in for an oil change in the next fiew days but i still dont see how its gonna idle any better? Any recomendations?

Ive got,
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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Could try disconnecting the battery and let the piggyback do its thing again.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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i did that today and still the problem. Its probably cause its hot as hell here in vegas.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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probably is the heat. could take a bit longer for the piggyback to get used to. the closer to 65 degrees, the faster the ecu will learn, and vice versa.
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 11:25 AM
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Oh so this will go away...good.
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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eh still a wierd idle the piggy has now 400 miles on it.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 05:27 AM
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It might not go away. Mine never did, after a few months of resetting, checking connections, and having RRM remap it for my cold climate. Might be my ECU just being a jerk too. Good luck though. It might just be a problem with extreme temperatures, cold and hot.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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Road Race said to raise the idle so thats what i will try to do.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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mine used to go crazy in the heat and/or humidity...i just reset the thing and let it relearn and the problem goes away...i never had to raise the idle...also, when i take mine for that ride where you can't "drive to hard" i won't rev over 3k in the 1st 10 minutes and 3.3k the next 10.
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