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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 12:41 AM
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Idle Issues

I've been doing a lot of searching, but to no avail. I have a 93 Touring automatic. I recently installed a Power FC with the banzai adapter and a rotary works TB. It has your basic intake, cat back, twin power, and down pipe. I have a hard time trying to get the car to idle right. It starts up normal, but when left sitting it climbs up and surges up and down. I had also recently blocked off the AWS and double throttle. I already checked for vacuum leaks. Any ideas would help out greatly. Tnks!!
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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 06:27 AM
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I'm sure you should be able to set the TPS on that Power FC.
Try that first.
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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 11:49 AM
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My FC used to do that. I went to cars and coffee one morning. Going through the parking deck I poped it in neutral * vraaaap vraaaaaapapap* never did it again! I'm thinking it may have been a thermowax issue and the heat opened it. Just my two cents haha
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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 10:22 PM
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If you've done the idle learn procedure and adjusted the idle bleed screw, they I would re-check for a vacuum leak. You installed block off plates, did you use a good sealant with them? Vacuum leaks give symptoms as you've described.... as the engine warms up the idle searches and lopes up and down.
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 02:23 PM
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Tnks for the help guys!! I'll be trying it out again today.
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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Reinstall the factory throttle body, it takes a very experienced tuner to work the bugs out of the RW TB, not to mention the countless issues people have had with them leaking
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Old Jul 9, 2014 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Banzai-Racing
Reinstall the factory throttle body, it takes a very experienced tuner to work the bugs out of the RW TB, not to mention the countless issues people have had with them leaking
I installed the old TB, no crazy surging anymore tnks!! Still giving me trouble to get the idle lower. Gotta adjust my TPS again as well. I'll keep it posted.
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 04:59 AM
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If you do not have the coolant lines connected then the thermo wax will not close the throttle plates, lowering the idle
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