feels like a loss of power
05-04-2004, 08:11 AM
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feels like a loss of power
Hey, I have had my WRX for abot 2 months now and the car feels like there is a little bit of the power missing. The quick get up and go seems to be gone. I brang it to the dealer and they said that all the power is there and nothing is restricting it. But to me it still feels as if there is power missing from the car. I think it might jest be me but i am not shur. I could be getting used to the car and just not feeling the power anymore. The biggest thing i noticed is when I first got it there seemed to be a strong pull right before 3000RPM's. Now I just dont feel it anymore. If anyone has any Ideads about what they think it could be let me know. thanx.
05-04-2004, 11:22 AM
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Werd Dizzy....I went through that after about a month of having my REX....Kept askin my friends if they thought it was losing power...They were like *NO* "damn thing is faster than ever" :banana:
05-04-2004, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DizzyWRX
I think you're just getting used to it. Try driving around a honda for a day or two, and then go back to the wrx. You'll feel the power again.
-Chris
05-04-2004, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bassplayrr
Werd... I drove my girlfriend's Ford Focus for a week while my car was in the shop. When I got my car back the damn thing felt like a race car in comparison. You are just used to it. Go grap a friend with a slow car, put said friend in the passenger seat of your car, drive like a bat out of hell and look over at them. The scared look on their face will make you realize your car is still as fast as it ever was! :banana:
-Chris
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i'm in the same boat...that's why i'm driving around in an accord this week. every morning, when i get ready to leave for work, i'm tempted to start the WRX up and take it to work...it's so tempting...that purdy blue!!!!
05-06-2004, 10:37 PM
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BTW ECU reset is easy: just unhook the negative terminal connector on the battery, depress the brake pedal a few times, wait a minute or two, then reconnect your battery. You'll know that your ECU's been reset if you lose your radio station settings.
If you want to "retrain" your ECU, there are two techniques: 1) Drive hard (eg keeping the revs high, downshifting a lot, etc.) for a while and the ECU will "learn" this style, or 2) Use Shiv's "16 points" method. Unfortunately, I don't remember the details for doing this. Try running a search on "Shiv" from Vishnu Performance.
More likely than anything though, you're just getting used to a car. If this is your first turbocharged car, then you really would've noticed the onset of boost at 3k rpm initally. However, once you get used to the boost kicking in, it doesn't "feel" as fast. Happy motoring!
If you want to "retrain" your ECU, there are two techniques: 1) Drive hard (eg keeping the revs high, downshifting a lot, etc.) for a while and the ECU will "learn" this style, or 2) Use Shiv's "16 points" method. Unfortunately, I don't remember the details for doing this. Try running a search on "Shiv" from Vishnu Performance.
More likely than anything though, you're just getting used to a car. If this is your first turbocharged car, then you really would've noticed the onset of boost at 3k rpm initally. However, once you get used to the boost kicking in, it doesn't "feel" as fast. Happy motoring!
05-06-2004, 11:18 PM
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It is especially rewarding when you don't drive your car for a day or two, like when I painted my calipers and had to keep the car on jacks in the garage for a day, and I ended up leaving it up for 2. Wow did that thing feel quick again, first love all over again!
05-07-2004, 12:02 AM
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choku put it best.
my question is this. . . what kind of driving habits do you have?
try driving a little harder and revving higher too. make sure you shift smoothly tho! as for me. . . when i started to "feel a loss of power" i changed my driving habits slightly just to see. . . i would shift @ 5700-6000 rpm. . . after that . . . i was like. . . yeeahhhah!
i know its not very scientific. . . someone pls. correct me
if that is bad advice. just tryin to offer something subjectively
hope that helps
aloha
greg
my question is this. . . what kind of driving habits do you have?
try driving a little harder and revving higher too. make sure you shift smoothly tho! as for me. . . when i started to "feel a loss of power" i changed my driving habits slightly just to see. . . i would shift @ 5700-6000 rpm. . . after that . . . i was like. . . yeeahhhah!
i know its not very scientific. . . someone pls. correct me
if that is bad advice. just tryin to offer something subjectively
hope that helps
aloha
greg
05-07-2004, 09:52 PM
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The other day I drove my friend's BMW 5-series and asked it to get on the freeway in a hurry and I again realized how fast a stock WRX really is. Night and day.
05-07-2004, 10:46 PM
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Yea, you're just gettin used to it. Same thing happens to everyone that's why we keep modding our cars to go faster and faster. A factor could also be the change in temp. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, thus the intercooler stays hotter that's why you'll notice a lose of power. Had the same problem driving last week when it was real humid outside, felt like the car was soooo slow. Our cars love the winter.
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