Hi
167K miles,AT,stock everything,1997 GXE..bought 1k miles ago..
No CEL , no hidden codes
New oil (castrol GTX high millage 5/30w 300miles ago,Fram new oil filter)
New AT fluid (and flushed)
New radiator
New 6 spark plugs (Dunno what brand)
New fuel filter
New air filter
New knock sensor
New BWD EGR valve
New O2 sensor (Left front bank)
Cleaned TB and IACV
Tightned TB cable
Tires pressure is fine
Gas 93 octane CHEVRON always
...Although I'm kinda kind on the gas pedal(I know it),everybody seems to swap me on the green light ..remembered thay guy who talked about having a maxima not Honda Civic...
Is it normal or what ? I am dissapointed by my car acceleration !

 

I would check what kind of plugs you have.......

I would also check your coils.....

 

Do you have any actual data that says your car is slower than it should be, or are you basing this off of your butt dyno?

Get a dyno, or take it to a track. Until then, you're just saying that it 'feels slow', which may just be how it is. Keep in mind, a stock A32 with a 4AT will run what, 8 seconds 0-60? Most new passenger cars (especially the 'sporty' type) run faster than that.



Also, you say that you're 'disappointed' with your car's acceleration, but you're 'kind' on the gas pedal?


Simple solution. Press the gas pedal down further, problem solved.

 

Being kind on that gas to save the a** of this 97 car..til getting a new one ....beside , here in the city where I live , I don't see many of those fancy 5-6 sec 0-60 miles time , eventhough , i'm swept at every light !!

 

Check your tachometer, if your RPM is between 2500 and 3000 at take off, and you're being left behind, then maybe you have tranny issues. At that engine speed unless someone is racing you, you should be ahead of the pack.

 

I would check the following: Engine idle speed in P or N but in D It may

drop. The normal idle speed on a auto should be 600-700 RPM's. If the idle is

not set then set that then the car will be back to normal. Check what kind of

spark plugs you have, you should only have NGK'S. Check the the solenoids

and the knock sensor It's known to case some poor acceleration. Check your o2 sensors that will cause soem

poor acceleration with bad MPG, you might want to check for a ghost code.

 

I have a fancy 6 sec 0-60 car

 

I took apart my throttel body to get to my Egr tube thing... uhhh what a PITA, still need to clean it out better but too lazy to... anyways point is that When i reinstalled the throttel cable and tightened it by adjusting the two nuts that get attached to the top of the intake manifold next to the throttel body.... at first i think i tightened it too much cause i was barely touching the pedal and flyin lol!!! Ahahahaha but give that a shot.... cant hurt right

 

Them plugs better be NGKs....

 

MAF....

 

Not going against you, but my 95 Auto will run 0-60 in the high 6s low 7s with a bad knock sensor. Before that, I could knock out low 6s easy...*Sigh i miss those days ...

 

Maf sensor, coils, watered down gas...... try maf first

 

Umm where are you getting your info from? according to a bunch of sources a stock 5spd cant even get low 6's

 

Exactly. There's not a chance that a stock 4AT A32 is getting 'high 6s low 7s' 0-60.

And I see no indication of modifications based on his post history, so I think he's just a bit confused.


Or using those 'metric seconds'

 

Nah its

1 mississippi
2 mississippi
6 mississippi

Yay i have a 6 mississippi or umm i go 0-60 in 6 secs

sorry that im being OT.

back to the topic.

1. I would start with plugs first. If in doubt just throw in some cheap ngk coppers. Probley like 1.50 each at napa or what ever

2. i would check the coils. Just cause you dont have a cel doesnt mean that you cant have a bad coil. Hell ive had a few bad coils and i dont think ive ever had a cel from it.

3. Check for vaccum leaks. Some unmetered air can cause you to go lean therefore hamper your performance.

4. check those report back. do a follow up. Im sick of questions being asked and no resolution(happens all the time)

 

For a stock 4th gen 4AT 0-60 in 6 seconds, those better be missississississippi's.

 

lol "note the skip" between 2 to 6 its not easy saying mississippi that many times. Your bound to screw up

 

Simplicity FTW.

 

I gotta check somethings also, just got mine and feels sluggish

 

 

Get that Fuel Filter changed and clean the injjectors.

 

cleaning your MAF with maf cleaner can help too