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car idles high what to do

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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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my car has a b16a in it i switched out the intake manifold to a skunk 2 thats all i did and i changed the coolant cause it all came out when i took out the old manifold now it idles at like 4000 rpm any ideas what i can do or what it might be
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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used a new intake manifold gasket and throttle body gasket when you replaced the stock one? all the vacuum lines plugged in yet? bleed the cooling system yet? blah blah blah, etc....
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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^^ lol yea no ****.

Spray some carb cleaner all around your intake manifold and I bet you it will idle even HIGHER.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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yeah check all that but also since you changed your manifold id check your throtle cable it might be to tight or something along those lines...♠
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