Engine revving up and down violently (for the first few minutes of driving)

2008 HONDA CIVIC
60,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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SPIT29
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Hi there, my car listed above is SI model. After it starts the engine feels like someone is stepping on and off the gas over and over at every RPM. After driving for a few minutes the engine will go back to normal. I have no idea what is causing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My only mods that I installed four years ago are: Injen cold air intake, Skunk 2 alpha race header, full Race full exhaust Flashpro - Vitviper tune (at the moment it is stock, it behaves the same with or without the tune.) Here is a video, revving starts after a few seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLwyqV9M--w

In the video I start trying to hold the rpm at 2,000 and then 3,000. It continues to jump plus or minus 500 RPM even when I am not moving the throttle.
Sep 12, 2018 at 5:27 PM
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