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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Can you guys do a little test for me?

I feel like my car has no power. I mean, there is suppose to be at least 160 torque and I don't feel it at all. My old lancer had 160 torque and hp and felt like pulling more than the rx8.

I was cruising at 100km/h on 6th gear and floored it. It litterally took 6 secs to get to 110km/h. Thats quite a lot imo.

COuld you guys do the test? for you americans it would be from 62mph to 69mph.

thanks in advance.
I think my engine is losing compression and on the verge of slow death.
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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Clogged CAT... MeOW
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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FOR US AMERICANS!?!?!? RACIST! joke
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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Poor compression doesn't give those symptoms - it would run and accelerate fine, just start slowly.

Like Razz said, the cat would do just that, the faster you go the more you feel the engine choking off.
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:50 PM
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Clogged CAT... MeOW
That could very well be the problem. How many RPM can you get?
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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There's supposed to be at least 160 torques??!?!?!?!!

In all seriousness, I think you got the wrong info here. These cars when running normally with no problems, usually get perhaps 130ft-lbs of torque. Torque isn't what makes a car fast though, it's horsepower. And lightness.

True, torque is important in a 6th gear low RPM pull but......I dont know why that figure would be important.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
That could very well be the problem. How many RPM can you get?
i go all the way to the beep. sometimes i feel a slight hump/hesitation and then it keeps going.

btw new plugs, coils, wires, air filter and clean MAF all done 2 months ago

could a bad cat be the reason why my fuel consumption is so high? 320km to a tank. (200 miles)

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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 07:07 AM
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O2 sensor could be going bad as well, but yes a bad Cat usually leads to poorer fuel consumption along with performance. It's all about breathing.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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I have a new engine, 10k on coils/plugs/wires, new cat, and new O2 sensors and I only get 200 miles to the tank. So be happy with what you have
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