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Old 09-24-2007, 09:14 AM   #10
Michael Beard
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Default Re: Two step versus high idle control solenoid

>> any electronic throttle control device that would bring up the rpm enough to cause a car to set at 3500rpm is dangerous

That's the key point right there, and the reason why many tracks said 'no' to things like this. There is a way to do it safely, but most guys in the northeast did not have a positive return on the throttle, meaning that if they got into trouble and had to lift, they'd be stuck at launch rpm. It was not acceptable to have a switch or cable to be hand-operated by the driver. The only way they considered it at all was if the engine would return to idle after you went to WOT.
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