Variable idle speed?

[agithegreat]

Can you change the idle speed of the clio with relative ease?
If not, how is the idle speed sensed and controlled?

ECU and an idle sensor?

Basically I will soon have a pretty big load on my engine, even though it's stationary.
I risk stalling my engine, so currently will have to hold my foot on the throttle to keep it running, but it could be for half an hour on end or so...

So can you just be clever and sit the idle around 2k (preferably with a dial so I can dial upto 2k as load increases).

The times when I want the idle at 2k or so, will be rare. Maybe once a week or so... But certain days it could be engaged all day...
So 'switching' or 'dialing' the idle from ~800 now, to 2k, is what I want.
Idea's?

 

[Russ_16v]

No real way of doing that mate, im guessing a big stereo install?

 

[agithegreat]

Yeah, exactly that.

How do the 'power start' things work? I don't know the correct name, but you press a button, it revs like mad then pulls away sharpish?
Or I might just get a 'click in' actuator and hold the throttle open in booming periods.

 

[Russ_16v]

Hmmm, what model Clio do you have?

 

[agithegreat]

1.2 poverty model

(D7f)

 

[Russ_16v]

What about a double battery setup?

I know it is beefier, but I had a big big install in my Mondeo ST24 (x2 12" JL's, x1 15" R.F., 4 amps, power cap etc) and that had a twin setup and the powercap never reg'd low voltage even with the Mondeo's 650 rpm idle

 

[agithegreat]

I need a little more than that

I've got enough battery juice, but it's the recharging that's killing me. I'm working on fitting a 210a alt (should be on soon enough now).
I just need to hold those revs.
I've got 2 batteries ontop of under the bonnet, not mega current draw right now, but once my power supply is sorted I will have.

 

[Russ_16v]

Ah cool, sounds like a very big install then!

 

[agithegreat]

See the sub forum below (in car, electrical etc... whatever it's called).

 

[Russ_16v]

Impressive!

The idle is ECU controlled mate, so without some ECU trickery im not sure how you will do it

 

[agithegreat]

Ah, ok thanks.

It may well be easier to knock up an actuator or something to grip the throttle at ~2k instead.

 

[Russ_16v]

That probably would be easier lol