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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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ok ive been having this wack nuts problem with my civ for a while now and im bout ready to die. its does this gay erratic idle business. i did a mini me swap with all the trimmings blah blah blah. this started happening befor that. i bought the car and it was fine. then i put this intake that i took off of a tiburon, and then like a day later BAM! erratic idle!!!!!!!!!!!!! ive changed the iacv and the tps, also checked for leaks and no leaks. WTFFFFFFFFFF is going on ? please post soon, im contemplating pushing the car off a cliff and pissing on it.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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Bro, did you reset your ecu?
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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how do i do that.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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disconnect the neg side of the battery and wait about 2-5 min, then connect it back
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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Are you one of those ingenious people who say you have to reset the ECU after installing an exhaust or air intake so the ECU can "relearn" the car with the new intake on it.

That's a load of BS.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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should i reset it after a new cam, cam gear, exhaust intake, header hiflo cat,iacv and tps?? or is it a waste of my 5 minutes?
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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maybe try cleaning the FITV?
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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what the ***** is a fitv?
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nutball72 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">should i reset it after a new cam, cam gear, exhaust intake, header hiflo cat,iacv and tps?? or is it a waste of my 5 minutes?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You need a tune after that.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nutball72 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">should i reset it after a new cam, cam gear</TD></TR></TABLE>
If you're running a stock ECU with an aftermarket cam, you must be brain-dead.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what the ***** is a fitv?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Fast Idle Thermo Valve.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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Throttle bottle gasket
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Take it to a shop.
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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hoot
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