Alright, I have had this problem since I bought the car, and I feel that it must be clutch slippage.
My symptoms are pretty severe:
1. If I give the car any perectage of throttle, the RPM will rise as the speed ever so slowly inreases.
2. At WOT, in first gear, the RPM's will skyrocket and it takes me about 6 seconds to get to 40 mph, seriously.
3. If I launch the car it will throw me back in my seat, but immediatly falls on its face (sort of like fuel cut, but not fuel-cut and the RPMS will skyrocket.
4. In fifth gear at 60mph, just cruising, my RPM's will be at about 3.5K. Highly doubt it should be like that. Also, If I keep my foot at a specific "percentage" of throttle and dont pay attention to my speed I will slow down.
I have a feeling that it MUST be clutch slippage, because at 3500 RPM I am fully spooled and am at ~15psi. Its sucks to have the car like this ever since I bought it, because I still havent felt what my DSM is capable of.
It just doesnt pull hard.
I have a digital camera that can take videos, I will try to tape me driving tomorrow, so ya'll can see what i am talking about.
Anyways, my questions are, does this sound like clutch slippage? And, how hard is it to change the clutch myself? Its not that I dont think I can do it, its just that all I have are basic handtools...do you need anything special to change out a clutch?
Also, if I do decide to change out the clucth, it will probably be cheaper to just put in an OEM replacement...
BTW, I have already read the guide on vfaq about clucth replacement...doesnt seem TOO difficult, just need some support from you guys!
Thanks