after replacing my fried transmission and getting more sticky tires, for some reason, my car is having trouble accelerating during uphill climbs on freeway on ramps. i already know the engine wasn't built to be powerful, but i never had as much trouble going uphill. i had 185/60/14s as my daily commuter wheels/tires and the car would be fairly quick while getting good gas mileage. now i'm running 195/60s on the same wheels and the car is slow. between 20-50 mph, there is a huge lag and the speed pickup is ridiculously slow, and no, my car is not turbocharged =P ...but nonetheless, its too slow and i'm pretty much backing up traffic when going on on ramps.
due to this problem, i bought and will be mounting 195/45/14 tires on my wheels to shorten the sidewall, possibly to reduce the wheel revolution, hopefully increasing speed. another possibility i am considering is switching my exhaust system.
currently, i have an Apex'i cat-back 3" universal exhaust with 2.25" piping. i went to a muffler shop where the owner advised me that if i wanted more low-end power, i would need to increase backpressure. i am considering either an borla or a magnaflow 2.25" or 2.5" oval (not cannister) exhaust with 2" piping. in terms of price, the price of the muffler plus labor and piping will not be expensive, so it won't deflate my wallet.
due to this problem, i bought and will be mounting 195/45/14 tires on my wheels to shorten the sidewall, possibly to reduce the wheel revolution, hopefully increasing speed. another possibility i am considering is switching my exhaust system.
currently, i have an Apex'i cat-back 3" universal exhaust with 2.25" piping. i went to a muffler shop where the owner advised me that if i wanted more low-end power, i would need to increase backpressure. i am considering either an borla or a magnaflow 2.25" or 2.5" oval (not cannister) exhaust with 2" piping. in terms of price, the price of the muffler plus labor and piping will not be expensive, so it won't deflate my wallet.
