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Cold air intake and idle
Posted: December 10th, 2001, 5:13 pm
by Redline
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?
Re: Cold air intake and idle
Posted: December 10th, 2001, 5:26 pm
by 93mxrgs
hey man mine does that 2, so maybe it is, but i dun really give a crap im gettin a 2.5
Re: Cold air intake and idle
Posted: December 12th, 2001, 8:33 pm
by Yaro
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!
Re: Cold air intake and idle
Posted: December 12th, 2001, 10:38 pm
by ProtegeSTS
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.