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04-28-2008, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
anthony94114 Location: San Francisco, CA Drive: 08Saab 9-5w,02BMW #1180res My SCOA Gallery	What's your idle rpm? Just curious.. mostly mine idles at barely under 1000 rpms.. with little fluctuations during idling. Are you all getting the same idle rate?

04-28-2008, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
jwight Moderator Location: Kettering, OH Drive: 09 smart; 03 Z06; 76 Mini My SCOA Gallery	That's about what the tach on ours shows, about a needle width below 1K rpm.

04-28-2008, 07:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lgaruti Location: West Central Florida - Seminole Drive: Brabus,Passion Ford GT,DB9	Getting the same as you.

04-28-2008, 07:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
BHSpecialist	Our test driver was idling at just a hair over 1k today after a loop around the blocks.

04-29-2008, 03:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
meaux61 Location: East Central llinois Drive: 08 Passion coupe Blue/silv My SCOA Gallery	Yup, Idles around 950 according to the scanguage. Meaux

04-29-2008, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
anthony94114 Location: San Francisco, CA Drive: 08Saab 9-5w,02BMW #1180res My SCOA Gallery	Cool. Thanks peeps!

04-29-2008, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
jonnysan Senior Smartie Location: Albany, NY Drive: S-2000, Acura TL, smart42	940 for me on my Scangauge....

04-29-2008, 09:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
SeaDoc Location: Palm Desert, CA Drive: Mercedes, porsche, and bmw My SCOA Gallery	just changed my oil after 1300 miles to 10-30w mobil 1 extended performance and now idles at 1100rpm

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