lack of acceleration - new info
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From: Houston
Originally Posted by Speed Racer
Regardless, you are still able to get the engine to starve for fuel with 1/3 of a tank of gas by blasting through a long high G corner.
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From: Manchester, NJ
Originally Posted by Speed Racer
Regardless, you are still able to get the engine to starve for fuel with 1/3 of a tank of gas by blasting through a long high G corner. I've run into this problem myself and have since tried to keep the car above 1/3 of a tank when I'm out on the track.
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From: Lebanon, NH
Originally Posted by rotarygod
I wasn't saying that it can't get starved for fuel. I was just addressing the statement that the pickup is only on one side of the tank. It isn't.
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From: OKC
Originally Posted by expo1
...I had a lack of acceleration at WOT + CEL...
...I had about ½ tank of fuel
...the 8 felt as if a rev limiter cut in, no power etc and I got a flashing CEL when I was around 8,000 RPM + and under 1/4 tank of fuel.
...Power did return when I dropped it under 7,000 and the CEL went away about when I went into the pits.
...I had about ½ tank of fuel
...the 8 felt as if a rev limiter cut in, no power etc and I got a flashing CEL when I was around 8,000 RPM + and under 1/4 tank of fuel.
...Power did return when I dropped it under 7,000 and the CEL went away about when I went into the pits.
VERY similar to my sistuation last Saturday. My car had just under 1/2 take of fuel on the gauge. I was in a fast sweeper, left-hander. As I was exiting the turn, I went WOT and the car sputtered and coughed and had NO Power. As the tach dropped below about 6k? I got on the gas again. A second later the car coughed and sputtered again. Then - the flashing CEL. I hit the pits. I disconnected the battery for a few minutes, and re-started the car. No CEL but my DSC OFF was flashing, AND my 'TCS Warning' (center of tach) was illuminated. I drove off to fuel up, as I remembered reading this thread. After I fueled the car, there was no change to the DSC flashing, and the TCS was still illuminated. Driving about 1/2 mile, I shut the engine off, then pop-clutch restart. The DSC stopped flashing, and went out, but the TCS warning was still illuminated. One more pop-clutch start and both were off. I pressed the DSC and the light came on normally. I tried the 7-second and things looked right.
With a full tank, I took the car back out for one last (and by far my fastest) session of the day with no noted problems (save for tire and brake fade
).
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From: OKC
Originally Posted by carbonRX8
DMP you have to sweep your steering wheel back and forth after a battery discon. to recalibrate the DSC.
Oh...weird. Never heard of that before...hasnt happened before.
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From: in the basement
Originally Posted by 2ROTORZ
I posted this thread the other day, judging by the lack of replies, perhaps I AM the only one experiencing this, but I have the issue below and am concerned if something may be wrong with my 8. This happens at ANY temperature, from recent starts, to when I have been driving all day. Any help in figuring out what is going on would be greatly appreciated...
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