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Old 12-02-2013, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by upallnight View Post
Like I said I wait for high idle to drop so that I don't need to ride the brakes when I'm driving in traffic.
How high is your idle? If it's high enough that you have to ride the brakes, that doesn't sound right. Mine -- 3.0 with a manual -- normally idles at ~750rpm, and maybe 1000 when cold. I can't imagine the V8s would be much different from that.
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