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<blockquote data-quote="allyourblood" data-source="post: 394741" data-attributes="member: 552047">i&#039;ve got a &#039;97 Civic LX, and my system&#039;s in my sig... i finally got everything running nicely, at 660wrms total (Profile CA800 &amp;amp; CA440), and just within the last two days i&#039;ve notice my car is idling really low. it doesn&#039;t happen all the time; it&#039;s more sporatic -- she usually sits at about 500rpm (i would guess, from looking at the gauge) in Drive, and a bit higher in Park.now all of a sudden, i get to a red light, and my car&#039;s shaking mildly, and i&#039;m just hovering around 100rpm (again, according to my gauge). if i fiddle with something electrical (play with my windows, or locks) for even a second, the rpms come up to a normal level... that is, until i stop again at another light.could this be related to my sound system? maybe it&#039;s my alternator? my alt is only around 65amps, but i&#039;m not throwing that much wattage at it, so i haven&#039;t been too concerned, and it&#039;s not shown any signs (besides this) of malfunction. i should also add that my headlights and displays do not dim, even with the volume cranked. heck, they don&#039;t even dim while my car is idling, so i can&#039;t figure it out! anyone heard of this?abe m.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="allyourblood, post: 394741, member: 552047"] i've got a '97 Civic LX, and my system's in my sig... i finally got everything running nicely, at 660wrms total (Profile CA800 & CA440), and just within the last two days i've notice my car is idling really low. it doesn't happen all the time; it's more sporatic -- she usually sits at about 500rpm (i would guess, from looking at the gauge) in Drive, and a bit higher in Park. now all of a sudden, i get to a red light, and my car's shaking mildly, and i'm just hovering around 100rpm (again, according to my gauge). if i fiddle with something electrical (play with my windows, or locks) for even a second, the rpms come up to a normal level... that is, until i stop again at another light. could this be related to my sound system? maybe it's my alternator? my alt is only around 65amps, but i'm not throwing that much wattage at it, so i haven't been too concerned, and it's not shown any signs (besides this) of malfunction. i should also add that my headlights and displays [I]do not[/I] dim, even with the volume cranked. heck, they don't even dim while my car is idling, so i can't figure it out! anyone heard of this? abe m. [/QUOTE]

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