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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 04:47 AM
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Lowering idle speed....

does anyone know if lowering the idle speed will have detrimental effects?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 05:27 AM
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You really shouldn't go any lower than the 650 rpms it's set at from the factory. If you go much lower than that it will effect your oil pressure.
most folks raise the idle for a couple different reasons, myself included.



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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 05:40 AM
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You really shouldn't go any lower than the 650 rpms it's set at from the factory. If you go much lower than that it will effect your oil pressure.
most folks raise the idle for a couple different reasons, myself included.



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my idle is @ 750 i was thinking of going to 650...
 
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Old Feb 17, 2022 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Nathan Fuentes
my idle is @ 750 i was thinking of going to 650...
Well, there's nothing wrong with that. That's the factory idle, you just didn't mention that it was raised already.


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Old Feb 17, 2022 | 02:47 PM
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Well, there's nothing wrong with that. That's the factory idle, you just didn't mention that it was raised already.


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i wonder if its 750 since its an automatic??
 
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Old Feb 17, 2022 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Nathan Fuentes
i wonder if its 750 since its an automatic??
I could very well be wrong about this, but I believe the auto trucks are also set at 650. At least the c6 truck I used to have was. I never dealt much with autos otherwise, my trucks are stick.



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Old Feb 18, 2022 | 01:14 AM
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I could very well be wrong about this, but I believe the auto trucks are also set at 650. At least the c6 truck I used to have was. I never dealt much with autos otherwise, my trucks are stick.Rock
cool well ill adjust it to 650 next time im messing around under the hood....
 
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