Technical Is this an idiotic decision?

[wegi]

When I start my car up in the morning I love the sound it makes at around 1300rpm, because my custom exhaust howls nicely when its sitting at that specific idle rev, but after the oil is warmed up, its lowers and sits at around 800 or 900 rpm and loses that lovely purr that was produced before.

Is there any downfalls to manually adjusting the idle rev to sit at 1100-1300rpm all the time?

Obviously, I realise it will raise my fuel consumption by a little bit, but is there any other major problems?

 

[T14086]

how are you going to adjust it

 

[lyubohar]

Foot adjustment?

 

[wegi]

There's (should be) a screw on the side of the engine that allows you to do it.

I've read about it on the internet. Not sure if Bravo's have this mystery screw though.

 

[Peerzy]

Can just adjust the ICV?

Will just wear the engine ever so slightly more, possibly cause you to fail emissions on MOT (more c02 at higher revs) and just generally not be worth the pain for a sound, do it manually with your foot if you fancy.

 

[dave]

There's (should be) a screw on the side of the engine that allows you to do it.

thats was on the carb of olden day cars, dont go messing with no screws or your engine will fall out :nono:

 

[wegi]

do it manually with your foot if you fancy.

Do you know how hard that is? Bravo's pedals are soo responsive.

 

[neilshep]

do it manually with your foot if you fancy.

To be pedantic, surely if you did it with your foot it would be PEDALLY? :devil:

 

[Adrian Bravo]

Probably the right way to do it would be to adjust the ECU parameters, If you do it mechanically the ECU might get annoyed because it cant get rpm down.

I think its a silly idea personally

 

[Hellcat]

Shouldn't you have got it so your custom exhaust gives you the growl at tickover?

 

[wegi]

Well not exactly, they can give you a rough guess as to how loud it will be, but it's impossible to say EXACTLY.

its just a teensy bit quieter than i'd like it to be.

 

[MJet1986]

i would of thought it all worked by flyby wire which doesnt have a cable or any adjustments, it would have to be done by the ECU which means a remap prob!"!

 

[fenton_jd]

Has to be a remap thing surely as the accelerator physically linked to the throttle on modern cars.

 

[T14086]

drill a few big holes in the exhaust

 

[D4nny8oy]

I've read about it on the internet.

We'll leave it at that shall we?

 

[wegi]

We'll leave it at that shall we?

If you're saying that, then everything anyones ever said on this forum is bullsh*t.

We're all talking out of our arses everyone... don't listen to us!

 

[super_b]

Unless you sit outside your house just idling the engine, what's the point?

Most of the time when driving you won't be at tickover (unless you use the M25 to get to work...) so I don't see the point personally.

 

[T14086]

If you're saying that, then everything anyones ever said on this forum is bullsh*t.

We're all talking out of our arses everyone... don't listen to us!

Dannys a very talented Fiat tech, if you seek 100% good advice you dont take anyones word for it do you.....? you seek out people with the required knowledge/experience

 

[dave]

If you're saying that, then everything anyones ever said on this forum is bullsh*t.

aww crap we been sussed

 

[jimboy]

When I start my car up in the morning I love the sound it makes at around 1300rpm, because my custom exhaust howls nicely when its sitting at that specific idle rev, but after the oil is warmed up, its lowers and sits at around 800 or 900 rpm and loses that lovely purr that was produced before.

Is there any downfalls to manually adjusting the idle rev to sit at 1100-1300rpm all the time?

Obviously, I realise it will raise my fuel consumption by a little bit, but is there any other major problems?

I couldn't help but smile when I read this........
& yes it is..............