track key not very lopey at idle.

[david pettengill]

Just had a new track key programmed to replace a lost one. My concern is that the idle is not very lopey. The idle seems to be a little rougher and the exhaust note is a little deeper, but I would not call it lopey. The person that owner the car before me lost the key so I do not have a reference to what it sounded like with original track key. Anyone experience have the experience that the track key idle is not very lopey? Thanks guys. Dave

 

[honeybadger]

Just had a new track key programmed to replace a lost one. My concern is that the idle is not very lopey. The idle seems to be a little rougher and the exhaust note is a little deeper, but I would not call it lopey. The person that owner the car before me lost the key so I do not have a reference to what it sounded like with original track key. Anyone experience have the experience that the track key idle is not very lopey? Thanks guys. Dave

Coyote's shouldn't really ever sound choppy unless they're messing with VCT artificially or the VCTs are locked out. Totally normal

 

[Dave_W]

There are a few requirements for the "lopey idle" to be activated in TracKey mode - Google says coolant temp over 170, then another 130 to 210 seconds, then a throttle blip. I believe you'll see a message on the dash ("trackey engine enabled" or "trackey idle enabled") when it kicks in.

And yes, it's playing with the VCT to do it.