hey i made a homemade FCD and now the car wont idle less than 3k...even when i took off the FCD...i just want to know whats the prob, should i mess with the Idle control ? let me know what u guys would do..thanks

 

search for vacuum leaks

 

vacuum leaks? how would that make it idle higher?

 

really? so it basiclly, and where would i have vaccum leaks at? sorry for stupid questions, but i still consider myself a NEWB

 

Everywhere a vacuum line is. >.< I found that out the hard way too. Heard a whistle for a while and finally I found it after replacing miles and miles of tubing. :P

 

lol.. or do you mean how wouldnt it

 

Yea I get it, more air.

 

usually a vacuum leak does make the motor bog at idle because the vacuum sucks in more air, leaning out the mixture because the ECU doesn't have a clue.

 

go pop off a big vacuum line and tell me what happens.

 

done.
nothing, because my car isn't running right now

 

lol

 

check your fuses

 

Home made FCD??

What exactly did your home-brew electronics consist of and where did you install it?

You must have disturbed something because there's no way adding a "voltage clamp" to the pressure sensor would affect idle at all.

 

^^^ it's not hard to put together the paul stoaks fcd, to which i'm assuming "home made" refers to.