power loss in second gear?

[MrSo0h0o]

i have a 93' cam 4 banger auto and ive noticed lately that when the car goes into 2nd gear, there is not much acceleration. not sure if this is typical of our 4 bangers or not. when i start from a stand still, the pull is decent and i feel it, but when i am accelerating from 30-40 it takes a while to get up to 60.. any suggestions or ideas?

[acs72727]

thats everyones.

[Zandro]

Autos are slower not much to say realy, is the trans
set to power mode?

[BlueFusion6851]

^That doesn't matter at all. It only raises the rpms that the transmission shifts at.

[luisitol]

yeah at that speed with the auto tranny, pickup just isn't too great. the 5spd really does make a difference there.

[Eye8Pussies]

^ actaully....that's more of a 4banger thing....


for the v6s, second gear is great...full power throughout the entire range past 3.5K all the way to redline and beyond

[BlueFusion6851]

I My V6

[luisitol]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

^ actaully....that's more of a 4banger thing....


for the v6s, second gear is great...full power throughout the entire range past 3.5K all the way to redline and beyond

yeah you guys have the advantaage of alot more torque than us 5sfe owners :-(

[WhiteRabbit]

yea, lack of power irks me sometimes. grr.

[terrastrife]

dont slow down then. the key to good point to point times are to not slow down :P

[Axel Kain]

im sure some injector cleaner will help some! JUST DONT USE STP-it sucks...lucas, gumout, etc. (i prefer lucas)

[MrSo0h0o]

terrastrife, i dont slow down, i keep constant throttle and it just seems to lag.. *shrug* i dunno.. what should i expect out of a 13 yr old car

[YESCA]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

^ actaully....that's more of a 4banger thing....


for the v6s, second gear is great...full power throughout the entire range past 3.5K all the way to redline and beyond

True that!!!!!