Idle LS3
Aug 19, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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Idle LS3
Picked my 2008 LS3 up yesterday. Car idles at around 600, and has a shake which goes away around 1500. Reminds me of how my old mustand ldled with a mild cam. Only have 50 miles
Not taking it in yet but curious how other LS3 owners cars idols.
Thanks.
Aug 19, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Uhm, that would be 'idles' not 'idols"
Aug 19, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Mine has the same.
Aug 19, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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Aug 19, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Aug 19, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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cam lope?
Value of forums like this. is 600RPM at idle hot about what yours does?
Aug 19, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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Idle hot at 600 rpm has a slight lope.
Aug 19, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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3rd vette
Value of forums like this. is 600RPM at idle hot about what yours does?
I just went outside to check, my car idles at 600 rpm's also.
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Aug 20, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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Mine idles at 600 and has the lope. It actually rocks a bit back and for like it has a pretty nice cam in it.
Aug 20, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Do you think he was on the tv show american idle?
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Aug 20, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Yes, mine does too. There was a thread a few weeks ago about this - apparently it is the way all LS3's idle. Me like!
Aug 21, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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Maybe that's GM's big 08 h.p. secret...bigger cam
Aug 21, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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Probably just a loose spark plug wire.
Aug 21, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Same here. Shook really bad at first, but now that I have 2500 miles on it the shaking has eased up quite a bit.
Gene...
Aug 21, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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YEP YEP. Same here. I like the lope. Wish it had a little more to tell you the truth
Sep 7, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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I wonder why it does idle like this... as the cam vs. the LS2 has less overlap and more lift. (I always thought overlap was what caused the lope)
Sep 9, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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jschindler
Yes, mine does too. There was a thread a few weeks ago about this - apparently it is the way all LS3's idle. Me like!
Yup, most 08 owners report this lope/shake. Mine does it too.
Sep 9, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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Same here, I like it reminds me of a mild cam upgrade
Sep 10, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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Sep 10, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15, '21
Mine purrs like a kitten until I hit the gas. I don't feel any shake at all, but 600 rpms sound right.
Idle LS3
Picked my 2008 LS3 up yesterday. Car idles at around 600, and has a shake which goes away around 1500. Reminds me of how my old mustand ldled with a mild cam. Only have 50 miles
