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Jun 24, 2010 | 10:49 PM

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RangerHaywood

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Weird Idle...

So i noticed that when the truck is in park, it idles high, but when its in drive it idles alot lower right where i like it, 78 F-150 with a holley 4bbl that was just rebuilt professionaly

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Jun 24, 2010 | 11:11 PM

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That's the beast of automatics. Unless you install a super loose, high stall convertor, you'll lose 150-300 RPM going from neutral to drive.

Josh

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Oh ok just wondering, thanks bullit

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