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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z heehee Newer cars idle so smoothly that I like to give the throttle a little blip every now and then (but not close to redline) just

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Old 09-19-2014, 08:28 PM   #16 (permalink)
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heehee Newer cars idle so smoothly that I like to give the throttle a little blip every now and then (but not close to redline) just to make sure it's still running. I'm Old Skool and like my idle a little lumpy.

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A big V-8 with a wild cam sounds (and feels) even better.
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Still not as hot as a rotary race engine.

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Revving the engine in neutral sounds like garbage compared to the engine under load
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Revving the engine when not moving is like honking for hookers, its frowned upon in most areas and can get you in trouble with the law.
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Uprev has a map available that lets you rev to redline.
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Uprev has a map available that lets you rev to redline.
no they dont i asked
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