power loss in accelerating?

[MitsuGrl2002]

well i mean i'll lightly press the pedal to accelerate, then take it off completely to slow down say, if the car in front of me brakes but then moves again, then i'll lightly press the pedal and it seems like it lurches to get back to the speed of where it was before...

I put in a higher grade gas in last monday and since then it's been running a lot smoother, no more lurches...but now it doesnt have the same torque...wtf?!?

[Sleepr awd]

in my opinion (and i've been driving automatics since day 1), that is just how automatics work, it has to get back into gear, if it doesn't seem right though, take it in to the dealership or a mechanic and see what they think, as for the higher grade gas, i kno that higher the grade prevents pre-detonation of the fuel, so i don't kno why its running smoother

might work is trying to not go directly from brake to acceleration, let off the brake, give it a second, then hit the accelerator

[MitsuGrl2002]

i don't even brake at all, thats what i'm trying to say...i just take my foot off the gas pedal for a second then put it back on and the car lurches

[Sleepr awd]

weeiirrdd...autos are bad...get a stick

[MitsuGrl2002]

lol i cant drive them and i cant afford one...i blew all my $ on getting a freakin cool turbo kit! yeah once I tried driving my grandma's manual...couldnt even get it out of the garage!! It was like...wrrrr SNUB! sooooo whatever...no one gives me the time of day to train me anyhow so fluck it! automatic rocks my current world =)

[FairyDust]

mine's an auto and I was having that problem. Same thing I was hitting the gas too hard. Now like if I come up on someone and I gotta take my foot off the gas to slow down, once I can put my foot on the gas again I barely touch it it seems like and I go right up to where I wanna be. Same as at a light, I've noticed if I just barely touch the gas it takes off way better than if I step on it hard.

[rodbls]

Back to the intake thing. I know its kinda the Jew way to do it, but instead of wasting 200 bucks on the K&N typhoon intake, i just used a dremel to cut the bottom off my airbox. Instant, free, unrestricted cold air. Intake sound is much louder, and engine gets more air. Air temperature also plays a crutial role when talking about acceleration...while cold weather is bad for track driving, if you get your tires tacky you can get much better 1/4 mile times in cold weather.

[eclipsed4utoo]

cut the bottom of the airbox off? wheres the filter?

[andrewken]

Manuals tranny's arent hard to drive...it just takes someone to explain it to you and some time to get used to it

[FairyDust]

Originally Posted by andrewken

Manuals tranny's arent hard to drive...it just takes someone to explain it to you and some time to get used to it

Yep or have someone drop you off with a manual in the middle of nowhere and no way to get back besides that car. You'll learn real quick

[MitsuGrl2002]

yeah, it sucks tho...around here no one wants to help me learn! Or rather...no one wants to teach me unless they have a crappy car lol