No power below 2.5k rpm?
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No power below 2.5k rpm?
My car's acting up today and I don't know why.
I feel like I don't have any power when accelerating in first gear below 2.5k rpm. No shaking or anything..just slow. When I pass 2.5k, the power suddenly comes back like a VTEC surge.
Weather's been cooler today than anytime in the past two weeks. This has never happened before. Does this have anything to do with me smoking my clutch last night while trying to launch?
Thoughts?
I feel like I don't have any power when accelerating in first gear below 2.5k rpm. No shaking or anything..just slow. When I pass 2.5k, the power suddenly comes back like a VTEC surge.
Weather's been cooler today than anytime in the past two weeks. This has never happened before. Does this have anything to do with me smoking my clutch last night while trying to launch?
Thoughts?
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Originally Posted by chuhsi,Jul 27 2006, 04:33 PM
My car's acting up today and I don't know why.
I feel like I don't have any power when accelerating in first gear below 2.5k rpm. No shaking or anything..just slow. When I pass 2.5k, the power suddenly comes back like a VTEC surge.
Weather's been cooler today than anytime in the past two weeks. This has never happened before. Does this have anything to do with me smoking my clutch last night while trying to launch?
Thoughts?
I feel like I don't have any power when accelerating in first gear below 2.5k rpm. No shaking or anything..just slow. When I pass 2.5k, the power suddenly comes back like a VTEC surge.
Weather's been cooler today than anytime in the past two weeks. This has never happened before. Does this have anything to do with me smoking my clutch last night while trying to launch?
Thoughts?
If it's really the motor that's down on power I haven't got a clue. If it's serious I suspect the ECU will be throwing a CEL soon.
Could it be your imagination?
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Originally Posted by RED MX5,Jul 27 2006, 04:53 PM
Somebody explain to me how having the AC on is related to clutch slipage.
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Alright, i drove about 40 miles of freeway and local tonight and things are better..not 100%, but better than this morning.
To better explain the problem, the engine wasn't accelerating normally. Clutch engagement felt normal when in first gear. It's just when I hit the gas, I felt like I was trying to acecelerate in 3rd gear because I wouldn't really go anywhere. Then at about 2.5k rpm, the car and rpm's would suddenly pick up pace, almost like a vtec engagement.
I also noticed that in first and second gear, I could hit a higher speed at my normal 4k shift...maybe an extra 3mph. The rest of the gears were the same as usual.
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Thanks for the advice!
To better explain the problem, the engine wasn't accelerating normally. Clutch engagement felt normal when in first gear. It's just when I hit the gas, I felt like I was trying to acecelerate in 3rd gear because I wouldn't really go anywhere. Then at about 2.5k rpm, the car and rpm's would suddenly pick up pace, almost like a vtec engagement.
I also noticed that in first and second gear, I could hit a higher speed at my normal 4k shift...maybe an extra 3mph. The rest of the gears were the same as usual.
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Thanks for the advice!
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Originally Posted by outcrnru,Jul 27 2006, 11:11 PM
its not. i said his clutch could be slipping, then i added that my car had the same problem as his only when my AC is on, hence the comma to break up the thought in my original post.
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Originally Posted by iDomN8U,Jul 27 2006, 11:58 PM
I'm thinking the Tranmission Fairy switched your gears while you were sleeping. Did you leave a can of lube under your pillow?