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Old 05-11-2013, 12:39 PM
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could be a combination of bad injectors (clogged/dirty) and heat soak?
Old 05-11-2013, 12:41 PM
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edit: if it's doing it right on start up - try giving it some gas (after the system primes). see if that helps. if that's the issue, then throttle bodies + injectors
Old 05-11-2013, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by iGGy37S
Isnt taking the Throttle Body off and cleaning the butterfly valve going to mess up the timing of the intake? Car will run like crap? Correct me if I am wrong...

I have had this issue as well, car will dip bellow a certain RPM and will come back up. I want to clean my TB and do an ECU reset right after, but afraid to mess up the timing of the intake.

Feedback guys?
Just don't unplug the throttle bodies when you do it.
Old 07-08-2013, 02:48 PM
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Any update on this topic?
Old 07-08-2013, 04:23 PM
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mine would do the same and I'm at 28k, cleaned the Throttle bodies yesterday and the idle problem was solved. Runs smooth now!!
Old 07-08-2013, 05:04 PM
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Hey Lefty, do you have any performance mods installed?

I have the same car, except mine is a sedan, with 35k miles and am having a very similar issue. When the RPMs drop do you get any vibration or rattle?
Old 07-08-2013, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Flores45
mine would do the same and I'm at 28k, cleaned the Throttle bodies yesterday and the idle problem was solved. Runs smooth now!!
I cleaned the throttle bodies and the issue went away. After about a month, the issue came back. No sure what else it could be. I can't imagine having to clean the TB's every month...

Originally Posted by biglandy71
Hey Lefty, do you have any performance mods installed?

I have the same car, except mine is a sedan, with 35k miles and am having a very similar issue. When the RPMs drop do you get any vibration or rattle?
No performance issues. I get a slight vibration when it drops really low. Only seems to happen after turning the car on and off a few times a day. Possibly heat soak, but I don't know why this car would have it. I'm at 31,800 miles now.
Old 07-30-2013, 12:01 PM
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Im having the same issue at 44k. It seems to only happen during cold starts so far. I just changed my intakes out, checked the tb, everything looked fine. Might just do an ecu reset and see what happens.
Old 07-30-2013, 01:51 PM
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Yeah bro was having the same issue not too long ago, I cleaned out the throttle bodies and the rpm dip diminished. I still have it but it doesn't go below 600. Idles at 650.
Old 08-06-2013, 06:18 PM
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-update-
I was on my way home yesterday and came up to a red light, everything seemed normal up until the light changed to green. I started to accelerate and the car went sluggish and seemed like it was choking. The motor struggled to get up to 2k showing signs of a stall. I immediately pulled over, stopped and started the car and the problem went away. My car will be in the shop thursday to see whats up.
Old 03-09-2014, 10:47 AM
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Hate to bump this old thread, but it's back. Cleaned my throttle bodies back in September and have only put about 5500 miles on it since then. I guess I'll pull the throttle bodies back off and see if they're dirty again. If they are, that's going to **** me off because I haven't put much mileage on.

It's fine the first 2 or 3 startups right now, but then after that it'll start, then drop. Then the next 2 times or so it'll be fine. Then drop again.
Old 03-09-2014, 09:52 PM
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I get this RPM drop after hard acceleration,,, looking for input.
Old 04-09-2014, 04:51 PM
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Me too, have this as well. Its weird.
Old 04-11-2014, 08:12 AM
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Same Problem, I think....

Hi guys same thing idle drop.

i do have intakes installed K&N but the drop is annoying i guess ...

It does seem like it has something to do with the throttle body

Has anyone had any luck with this.

Is it really bad for our motors ?

My car is driving perfectly no issues .

Im guessing it could be caused from have short rams installed . and when we stop at a light the flow of air becomes restricted to the engine bay. Therefore fresh oxygen is not present. So the throttle body has to pull more oxygen the originally anticipated.

Whats everyone else think ?
Old 04-13-2014, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Carfanatic
Hi guys same thing idle drop.

i do have intakes installed K&N but the drop is annoying i guess ...

It does seem like it has something to do with the throttle body

Has anyone had any luck with this.

Is it really bad for our motors ?

My car is driving perfectly no issues .

Im guessing it could be caused from have short rams installed . and when we stop at a light the flow of air becomes restricted to the engine bay. Therefore fresh oxygen is not present. So the throttle body has to pull more oxygen the originally anticipated.

Whats everyone else think ?
Well I'm stock so it can't be the mods


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