Loudness of Rotary Warmup w/New Exhaust?
12-17-03, 04:18 PM
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
To be honest, I have no idea what the factory set the cold idle speed at, but mine has always been 900-1000rpm. All you need to do is maintain a smooth idle while the engine's cold, so any more than that is just increasing engine wear unnecessarily. The cold idle speed is easily changed by adjusting the screw on the back of the TB. This might lower your 2800rpm start too.
To be honest, I have no idea what the factory set the cold idle speed at, but mine has always been 900-1000rpm. All you need to do is maintain a smooth idle while the engine's cold, so any more than that is just increasing engine wear unnecessarily. The cold idle speed is easily changed by adjusting the screw on the back of the TB. This might lower your 2800rpm start too.
Not my car. Thats what you make sure you have a good parking brake for. Doesn't it stress your tranny quite a bit if your on a hill in gear?
12-17-03, 05:34 PM
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Originally posted by Scott 89t2
it's not resting on the tranny. all the weight is on the brake. but good habit to park in gear incase it failed or something happened. although I don't even think my engine can hold my car on a hill LOL. I think I tried that once.
it's not resting on the tranny. all the weight is on the brake. but good habit to park in gear incase it failed or something happened. although I don't even think my engine can hold my car on a hill LOL. I think I tried that once.
No isn't the car using the tranny to hold the car when you leave it in gear without the brake on?
12-17-03, 06:50 PM
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Originally posted by Ryde _Or_Die
No isn't the car using the tranny to hold the car when you leave it in gear without the brake on?
No isn't the car using the tranny to hold the car when you leave it in gear without the brake on?
12-17-03, 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
You don't do it without the brake on! Leaving it in gear is only a safegaurd in case the handbrake doesn't hold.
You don't do it without the brake on! Leaving it in gear is only a safegaurd in case the handbrake doesn't hold.
I only use the brake always. No problems
12-17-03, 10:29 PM
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Originally posted by Ryde _Or_Die
I only use the brake always. No problems
I only use the brake always. No problems
it'd suck to come back to it, only to find it had rolled down the hill into an intersection/pole/car...
i dont trust my ebrake farther than i could kick it :P
12-17-03, 10:44 PM
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I usually only use the handbrake too (that's what it's for), but if I park on a steep hill I'll leave it in 1st just in case. This is a lesson learnt from experience...
12-18-03, 12:23 AM
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
I usually only use the handbrake too (that's what it's for), but if I park on a steep hill I'll leave it in 1st just in case. This is a lesson learnt from experience...
I usually only use the handbrake too (that's what it's for), but if I park on a steep hill I'll leave it in 1st just in case. This is a lesson learnt from experience...
Definitely understand that. But I have a truck that doesn't hold itself when left in gear in my driveway. I have to turn the wheel all the way one way to give it a chance since the e-brake doesn't work. Definitely don't want that happening to my car.
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