Idle

That doesn't sound out of the ordinary.

redlight_005 said:

What does your 6 idle at?

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During intial start-up the engine is in "warm-up mode" in which the AFR is extremely rich, the engine is running more RPMS while it warms up the converters to get them ready to work properly. This reduces start-up emmisions and gets the cats ready faster....


My 6 idles @ 1250 for around 20-30 secs

Personally I always let the car get out of this mode before I take off and drive....But it most certainly is not required these days. I think alot of people even recommend that you do not do this anymore

From GM's site on the 3.6L HFV6

On cold starts, direct injection can be controlled to create a richer air/fuel mixture around the spark plug, making it easier to ignite in a cold engine. This results in a smoother operation and an approximate 25-percent reduction in cold-start hydrocarbon emissions during the cold-start and warm-up

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Just looking for normal idle speed, not fast. So 700rpm is what you guys are seeing?

TTT

What about a I4..My idles around 500..That sound ok??

redlight_005 said:

Just looking for normal idle speed, not fast. So 700rpm is what you guys are seeing?

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504-579

Warm engine/AC on

That was the range I logged using my data logging software. Idled for roughly 2 mins before I turned it off

If I had to guess I would say the ECM is set for 550rpms