What is your Idle set up at?

96red&blackstang · January 17th, 2012, 01:18 PM

I feel like my idle is not the same after I fixed a leak in my intake. For someone reason i feel like its my TPS, but i dont know. What is the usual idle for a gt stang? Got a BBK o/r X Pipe, running on stock muffulers and think it sounds shitty. anyideas if its the brand of X Pipe making it sound like that? or what should i consider adding? maybe cause its automatic?

1989Gt. · January 17th, 2012, 02:31 PM

What rpm are you at warm

00MustangGtPremium · January 17th, 2012, 02:35 PM

Could be IAC. Also for exhaust I would get mufflers. Watch vids on youtube and see what you like.

96red&blackstang · January 18th, 2012, 07:57 PM

My idle right now is at 600rpms at warm, but when at cold start it idles at 900-1000rpms. not sure if i messed up something when i fixed the leak in the intake.

1996 GT · January 18th, 2012, 10:55 PM

Nope, sounds pretty normal to me.

drakkhen20 · January 19th, 2012, 08:19 PM

yes thats normal, it idles that high when you first start it up because its the o2s warming up so its running in a set fuel trim til they warm up then the ecu or pcm starts to take readings from them and it will start to idle down. your idle is fine and when you put in gear being an auto it should drop close to 500 til you press the peddle of coarse. as far as your exhuast goes. your stock mufflers is whats making it sound like crap. in my opinion theres no better muffler than a flowmaster but everyone.likes diffrent stuff. go to youtube and look at videos of people reving their cars up with diffrent mufflers but the videos dont do most of those systems justice though. slp, bassani, borla, flowmaster,mac exhuast are really popular with stangs. but if you want awsome sound like I said, go with some long tubes with the x or h pipe and some flowmasters. you wont be dissappointed, thats what I have on my 98 and its an automtic . hope this helps.

1996 GT · January 19th, 2012, 10:48 PM

Magnaflows are really mellow, Flowmasters are really loud and more old school sound orientated. IMO that is.

Im currently running a set of dynomax's and they're quiet until 2k rpm, and if you open her up you can really hear it ahaha. It has a nice deep throaty sound to it.

96red&blackstang · January 24th, 2012, 09:51 PM

hmmm... i think i might invest some cash into the magnaflow. i heard so much positives reviews from them. but ever since i messes with the tps i feel that my idle has messed up and that the reason i think my engine is running rich. Alot of white smoke at idle?

1989Gt. · January 25th, 2012, 04:10 AM

Your idle is fine... unless it fluxuatrs a lot

96red&blackstang · January 25th, 2012, 05:28 PM

i dont think it fluxuates. but i have noticed a lot of smoke at idle

1989Gt. · January 26th, 2012, 02:43 PM

You have cats?

96red&blackstang · January 26th, 2012, 10:21 PM

Nope i have the BBK O/R Xpipe that does not have cats? When i first installed them it didnt smoke, this just started a month ago. had my Xpipe for like 3 months

January 17th, 2012, 01:18 PM	#1
96red&blackstang Regular 1996 Mustang gt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	What is your Idle set up at? I feel like my idle is not the same after I fixed a leak in my intake. For someone reason i feel like its my TPS, but i dont know. What is the usual idle for a gt stang? Got a BBK o/r X Pipe, running on stock muffulers and think it sounds shitty. anyideas if its the brand of X Pipe making it sound like that? or what should i consider adding? maybe cause its automatic?

January 17th, 2012, 02:31 PM	#2
1989Gt. Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,799 iTrader: 0 reviews	What rpm are you at warm __________________ MM FOBRA CLUB MEMBER #1

January 17th, 2012, 02:35 PM	#3
00MustangGtPremium Regular 2000 Mustang Gt no clue Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 349 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Could be IAC. Also for exhaust I would get mufflers. Watch vids on youtube and see what you like. __________________ Just because your cars loud doesnt mean its fast

January 19th, 2012, 08:19 PM	#6
drakkhen20 Regular 1998 Mustang GT Convert. Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 293 iTrader: 0 reviews	yes thats normal, it idles that high when you first start it up because its the o2s warming up so its running in a set fuel trim til they warm up then the ecu or pcm starts to take readings from them and it will start to idle down. your idle is fine and when you put in gear being an auto it should drop close to 500 til you press the peddle of coarse. as far as your exhuast goes. your stock mufflers is whats making it sound like crap. in my opinion theres no better muffler than a flowmaster but everyone.likes diffrent stuff. go to youtube and look at videos of people reving their cars up with diffrent mufflers but the videos dont do most of those systems justice though. slp, bassani, borla, flowmaster,mac exhuast are really popular with stangs. but if you want awsome sound like I said, go with some long tubes with the x or h pipe and some flowmasters. you wont be dissappointed, thats what I have on my 98 and its an automtic . hope this helps. __________________ 98 Mustang GT Convert. 95 Mustang GT 5.0L

January 25th, 2012, 04:10 AM	#9
1989Gt. Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,799 iTrader: 0 reviews	Your idle is fine... unless it fluxuatrs a lot __________________ MM FOBRA CLUB MEMBER #1

January 18th, 2012, 07:57 PM	#4
96red&blackstang Regular 1996 Mustang gt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	My idle right now is at 600rpms at warm, but when at cold start it idles at 900-1000rpms. not sure if i messed up something when i fixed the leak in the intake.

January 18th, 2012, 10:55 PM	#5
1996 GT Traction...? 1996 GT/ 2008 GT Vert Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,207 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nope, sounds pretty normal to me.

January 19th, 2012, 10:48 PM	#7
1996 GT Traction...? 1996 GT/ 2008 GT Vert Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,207 iTrader: 0 reviews	Magnaflows are really mellow, Flowmasters are really loud and more old school sound orientated. IMO that is. Im currently running a set of dynomax's and they're quiet until 2k rpm, and if you open her up you can really hear it ahaha. It has a nice deep throaty sound to it.

January 24th, 2012, 09:51 PM	#8
96red&blackstang Regular 1996 Mustang gt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	hmmm... i think i might invest some cash into the magnaflow. i heard so much positives reviews from them. but ever since i messes with the tps i feel that my idle has messed up and that the reason i think my engine is running rich. Alot of white smoke at idle?

January 25th, 2012, 05:28 PM	#10
96red&blackstang Regular 1996 Mustang gt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	i dont think it fluxuates. but i have noticed a lot of smoke at idle

January 26th, 2012, 02:43 PM	#11
1989Gt. Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,799 iTrader: 0 reviews	You have cats? __________________ MM FOBRA CLUB MEMBER #1

January 26th, 2012, 10:21 PM	#12
96red&blackstang Regular 1996 Mustang gt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nope i have the BBK O/R Xpipe that does not have cats? When i first installed them it didnt smoke, this just started a month ago. had my Xpipe for like 3 months

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