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Author Topic: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?  (Read 3140 times)

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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #15 on: 08 October 2007, 19:00:41 »
My 3.0l, shade under 500 with A/C off, around 600ish with A/C on.
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #16 on: 08 October 2007, 19:05:11 »
Mine still sits at about 450-500 as read using a digital tacho...
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #17 on: 08 October 2007, 19:09:49 »
Just under 500 & just over with aircon
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #18 on: 08 October 2007, 20:17:30 »
550rpm cold
550rpm warm
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #19 on: 08 October 2007, 20:21:08 »
500 rpm warm with no a/c
600 rpm warm with a/c
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #20 on: 08 October 2007, 20:31:28 »
Mine idles at around just under 500 - 550, although it feels too low too me, slight engine vibrations at that rpm, Its much smoother at 600 or over.
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #21 on: 08 October 2007, 20:56:20 »
Around 600rpm on both the elite and mv6
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #22 on: 08 October 2007, 21:02:15 »
500rpm warm without a/c. Out of interest what are manufactures figures?
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #23 on: 08 October 2007, 21:05:25 »
Between 5 and 600 rpm, depends if air con is on or not  :y
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #24 on: 08 October 2007, 21:06:07 »
Just under 600 on the gauge
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #25 on: 08 October 2007, 21:10:57 »
5-600 RPM
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #26 on: 08 October 2007, 21:14:23 »
Whats Aircon   :-[
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #27 on: 08 October 2007, 21:20:21 »
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #28 on: 08 October 2007, 21:26:51 »
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Yours may be posh, but not that posh?

Its posh enough to have it but not posh enough for it to work  ;)
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Re: People with V6's - Where does you car idle?
« Reply #29 on: 08 October 2007, 21:43:11 »
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Whats Aircon   :-[
Yours may be posh, but not that posh?

Its posh enough to have it but not posh enough for it to work  ;)
Never mind, its posh enough to have electric front windows ;)
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