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Old 08-27-2004, 02:32 PM
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shouldnt my auto be able to spin?

ok ive always had a problem with launching, my car just doesnt for the life of it...for example it wont sqweel the tires at all if i just floor it from a stop, i have to powerbrake and have the gas to the floor when i let off the brake or no spin. i always see these other guys with autos doing big burnouts and whatnot and they could just floor it from a stop no powerbrake and they will spin, so whats the deal with mine?? also just to add its not any tune up issues i just recently changed out all plugs, new knock sensor, fuel filter, oil (mobil 1) and filter (fram), and cleaned the throttle body, after each thing i did i reset my ecu just incase...dont ask why lol. i dont think that my tires are that sticky but i guess they could be?? i have 215/55/16 bridgestone potenza re950's nice tires i spose but not high high performance, if anyone has any suggestions let em out please im sick of being a slug off the line...also i forgot to mention my checkengine light is not on and there is no ghost codes
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your tranny probably ****ed up. my auto spins tires like nuttin
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Old 08-27-2004, 04:04 PM
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Heh you want your tires to spin.. shoulda bought a manual.... you would never have a problem.... The other guys spinning.. Do they maybe have mods? But all in all I wouldnt worry about spinning your tires, your just wasting tread.
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Old 08-27-2004, 06:27 PM
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1. why would u want ur tires to spin..too look cool?, id rather have full traction off the line
2. ur tranny most definitely has non-locking differential
3. wheels might be too heavy? (i felt the need to put a third one in)

no flame just answering
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Old 08-27-2004, 06:32 PM
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E-BRAKE BURNOUTS 4 LYFE~~~!!!



1st gear is very tall with the auto. Buy some $35 tires from pep boys or wait til it rains.
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Old 08-27-2004, 08:48 PM
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if i ever got my truck to hook up i sure wouldnt complain
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Old 08-27-2004, 09:05 PM
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My tires will spin, but won't ever do smoke-shows

auto owns j00
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Old 08-27-2004, 09:13 PM
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you wouldn't happen to be running with a hacked airbox or any kind of non-cold air modified intake, would you?

I noticed a little bit of a drop in my low-end power when I started running with a hacked airbox (nothing major, and supposedly it's made up for in top end, whatever), and combined with replacing my 15" steel wheels with heavier 17's, I spin the tires much less off the line than I used to. they still spin and chirp a bit on dry pavement, but to be honest, I'd rather have more traction anyway.
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no i dont want to look cool no i dont want to spin i am just concerned theres somthing wrong with my max because my father in law has a 95 max and his kills mine off the line were both auto i have a ton more mods than him all he has is is an intake from ebay, whereas i have franken midpipe jwt pop combo, y pipe, 2.5" custom from test pipe back, and drop resistor...i think thats all for performance, although he does have the 15" stocker wheels and i have a 99 se so i have the 16" alloys idk if that plays a big role but just concerned also i wished so bad i would have waited on buying my max because a week after i bought mine a local dealer got a 97 5 speed in with all options i even thought about trying to go back to the dealer and say there was somthing wrong with mine cause they told me i had a 30 day period if somthing went wrong i could get my money back cause they dont cash their check til the end of the month but obviously that didnt happen. i would deff do the 5 spd conversion if it didnt involve so much downtime i cant hack that with my wife and daughter we need two vehicals for jobs....anyone have ideas? maybe i was thinking of trading my 99 in for another 97 se 5 spd but idk about trade in value vs loan payoff its not even aka i owe about 7K and i dont think id get that for trade in but who knows
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Old 08-27-2004, 09:26 PM
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dont know what to tell ya, some times mine smokes em, some times it catches. maybe its the pavement, weather, do u have ur A/C running?, i know the ac in my car sucks the life out of it. mines kinda touchy, take urs to a black top and then try it, if u cant there, u might have something wrong, cause i know on black tops, i dont move an inch, i just smoke
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Old 08-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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I can still chirp mine with my 17's... with my 15" sawblades it was pretty easy to get them going
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Old 08-27-2004, 09:38 PM
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i have those same tires, cept on 15 in rims and they are definately grippy. Before i replaced them I got some wheel spin, after. It dissapeared.
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Old 08-27-2004, 10:38 PM
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What a lame discussion. I can't believe how rediculous this is. Tires are built to maintain maximum traction. Take that as a blessing as it saves your life everyday.
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Old 08-27-2004, 10:56 PM
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get some crappy tires if you want to spin, but if a stock 95 beats your fairly modded car then somthing isn't right
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Old 08-28-2004, 11:10 AM
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check your KS.. plugs/wires. When was the last tune up. Something is stealing your power..
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Old 08-28-2004, 11:19 AM
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I can spin and chirp with my heavy 17" g35 rims.. No burnout,, just a little spin and chirp...

im stock
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Old 08-28-2004, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperFishstick
check your KS.. plugs/wires. When was the last tune up. Something is stealing your power..
We dont have wires?? Not sure if you meant sparkplug wires.. but ..
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Old 08-28-2004, 11:27 AM
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check the KS
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Old 08-28-2004, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperFishstick
check your KS.. plugs/wires. When was the last tune up. Something is stealing your power..
Did you get Accel 10MM wires? They're better than the Nismo ones.
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Old 08-28-2004, 12:10 PM
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yeah I used to spin my tires a little bit when I was stock, then my KS started going out, intake, and y-pipe totaly killed my bottom end. I'm waiting to replace my KS sometime next week hope to get some bottom end torque back because it really sucks driving now for some reason, plus eats more gas. 0304 owns joo.

BTW we don't use plug wires.
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Old 08-28-2004, 12:37 PM
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When I had my stocks I could smoke my tires easy. I have 18x8 volks now and still can get them spinning, just no smoke. It is probably all the mods that killed your low end. Ever since my cai I have lost a lot of power but made up for it on the mid end. So its just a trade off.
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Old 08-28-2004, 02:09 PM
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idk if yall read all of my first post but i did say that i changed out my knock sensor already and all the rest of the tune up stuff and like i also already said i dont want to burnout its just that my father in laws 95 can woop me off the line and i cant catch up for no reason at all? and im not throwing any codes so idk
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Old 08-28-2004, 02:11 PM
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Throw a Place Racing style CAI on or the stock intake back on.
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ok i just noticed that my throttle cable is loose could that be the cause? more than half the cable is not sitting in the little moon shape cable holder lol
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Old 08-28-2004, 05:31 PM
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TADA!! That's it.. Fix it you'll be good..
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Old 08-28-2004, 05:34 PM
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How to tighten it is in the How To's under 60k service.
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Old 08-28-2004, 09:10 PM
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thanks for the help guys even though i figured it out myself that was a stupid thing to not check huh i remembered seeing that then never tightened it but now im all good
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Old 08-29-2004, 07:35 AM
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Is your 1999 a cali spec? If so, I know what the problem is.
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Old 08-29-2004, 07:43 AM
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no but id like to hear what could be an issue?
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