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Old 02-03-2004, 12:58 PM
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loud THUMPIN from engine or suspension

i dont kno whats wrong wiht my car...when i press the accelerator and keep my foot on it the car starts vibrating and thumping. when i ease off the gas it doesnt do so much and when i floor it it goes away a little bit too. can this be because i dropped my car? or have anything to do with my suspension cuz thats my only mod or is the car just messed up? anyone with same problems? car vibrates a lot now and im scared to drive it and have the dealer say its my fault because i lowered the car. Can there be something wrong with the engine or transmissoin since it only does it when i accelerate and at 30+mph
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Old 02-03-2004, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gooey
i dont kno whats wrong wiht my car...when i press the accelerator and keep my foot on it the car starts vibrating and thumping. when i ease off the gas it doesnt do so much and when i floor it it goes away a little bit too. can this be because i dropped my car? or have anything to do with my suspension cuz thats my only mod or is the car just messed up? anyone with same problems? car vibrates a lot now and im scared to drive it and have the dealer say its my fault because i lowered the car. Can there be something wrong with the engine or transmissoin since it only does it when i accelerate and at 30+mph
How did you drop your car?
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Old 02-03-2004, 07:05 PM
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I don't have my car droped and mine does it....only at 40+ though I haven't done anything to it....it only does it when it is really cold and has been sitting undriven for a while it doesn't do it every time thought hasen't done it since about christmas
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I don't have my car droped and mine does it....only at 40+ though I haven't done anything to it....it only does it when it is really cold and has been sitting undriven for a while it doesn't do it every time thought hasen't done it since about christmas
Could be lots of things, wheels out of balance, RSB rubbing, Ypipe (if you had one), control arms, or good old wheel hop.

For only when its cold, sometimes tires get a flat spot when they sit out and this goes away when they warm up. Try adding some more air in your tires and see if this helps.
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im thinkin its wheel balance cuz we did have alot of snow lately...hope its not my rsb but i dont hear the noise from the rear just the front end. ill just let the dealer take care of it tommorow and ill let you guys know...im realy hopin something major is wrong so it can be a lemon and we can get our money back so i can buy a 350z or a g35
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im thinkin its wheel balance cuz we did have alot of snow lately...hope its not my rsb but i dont hear the noise from the rear just the front end. ill just let the dealer take care of it tommorow and ill let you guys know...im realy hopin something major is wrong so it can be a lemon and we can get our money back so i can buy a 350z or a g35

how many times have you noticed this happening? if it only happened a few times it could be that you have snow or slush caked on the inside of your wheel (which would throw off the wheel balance)
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