Thread: 5mt high idle
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Old 08-17-2005, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Earthworm
Congrats on your conversion!

Have you stopped driving it yet?

The high idle issue is that the idle will never kick itself down regardless of how far you drive. With the fix mentioned in other posts the idle will kick down automatically. I have noticed that if I start driving right away there's still a high idle but as soon as I come to a complete stop the idle returns to normal.

The only problem with this fix is I lose cruise control. To fix this I added a switch to turn it on/off.
Thanks!! I love it. I realized that my high idle was caused by the throttle body not being adjusted after cutting the SVX gas pedal lever (everyone says you don't have to modify it, BS when your using the hydraulic pedalbox!) I haven't hit cold weather yet, but my idle steps down fine and my cruise works just like it did in the auto. I got rid of my NSS switch and wired it to the clutch pedal. Running great and wearing in sofar. I'm already pretty used to it, but the car is alot different coming from the 5mt Ford Escort I drove during the swap, lol.
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