Cold air intake and idle

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Redline
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Cold air intake and idle

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Anyone here ever tried the ractive cold air intake tube on our cars. I talked to a guy who put a 92-94 civic tube on our car. He said he had to trim a little but it fit. I didn't know if he did anything else to it.<P>and my car has been idling funny since it got cold. When I start it idles at 1500rpms until its warms up then drops down. Is this normal for cold weather?
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93mxrgs
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Re: Cold air intake and idle

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hey man mine does that 2, so maybe it is, but i dun really give a crap im gettin a 2.5 :) :)
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Yaro
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Re: Cold air intake and idle

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It's normal for the Engine thermometer to read low temperatures(especially with a aftermarket or home depot intake). To heat up the engine faster, it accelerates idle speed. It's just normal engine operating procedure. It would be more of a problem if it didn't do that! :)
ProtegeSTS
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Re: Cold air intake and idle

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Most civic intakes are designed like s---, and i would touch them. 3" intakes will kill power on these cars. It needs more intake velocity, unless youre running a KL or FI.
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