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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Please help...feel like car is lacking pick up

Hey guys i really dont know how to describe my problem but ill do my best

first off i have tried searching its just that im not sure how to put it so i haven't really seen much

well recently when ive been driving and im in first, i get on the gas and off the clutch like i normally have been doing...it just feels like its going much slower, the car revs up but its just like sluggish and takes a while to start moving faster.

I tried to take a video and i will post it up soon, but i dk if you can really tell from the video

Also when i am driving in gear about 4k-5k revving- it starts to rev up and down constantly.

this all just started happening about a week ago and i havent done any mods within that week. I always use 93 octane, car has around 20k miles and mods include:

-turboxs exhaust with racepipe
-aem intake
and thats about it performance wise.

any help would be great, thanks!
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Also when i put my foot down and go hard on the gas, it doesnt really pick up until 7k rpms
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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heres the vid not sure if you can tell whats wrong but worth a shot
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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MT or AT?
Year?

When you put the AEM intake in did u make sure the screens were also re-installed.
Check the Maf - Make sure it isn't dirty
Check the Screens again ... make sure they are still installed correctly ... hell make sure they are still there.... really

Make sure all the plug wires are firmly plugged in to the coils and the spark plugs.

Maybe you have a tank of bad gas?

Any heavy rain storms in your area? Rain can sometimes mess up the AEM air filter especially if you didn't install the rain sock.

Just some ideas
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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theres been some rain around here but i havent driven excessively in the rain, i will check those thanks
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Have you checked if your clutch is going bad?
Because in the video it sort of looks like your clutch is slipping..
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 07:30 PM
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yeah i drove today and im pretty sure it is my clutch...its really slipping and bearly picks up...after that i drove with my friend whos a big car guy and he said its definitely my clutch... i think im going to get a spec stage 2
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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Yes, it's the clutch. If it doesn't feel (when you step on it) like before, then, that could be the problem. Or, your engine compression might be lacking...
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