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Old 02-04-2013, 05:46 PM   #19
mhigham
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Originally Posted by jesperswe View Post
No idle issue? As in when the engine is cold, the idle is crappy and you can feel vibrations through the car (even though the idle needle is sitting solid at 650rpm). When the engine is fully warmed up it's rock solid and not a single vibration can be noticed. That one, this really pisses me off.
You can thank the EPA for that one. They have to retard the timing so much to get quick the catalyst to light off quicker. This reduces power and makes the engine sound weird, since its all about making heat and not power at that point.

Read the manual, it explains it.
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