While taking off in your 5 speed manual car, does it seem sometimes like the car wants to hesitate? Like almost like it has no power at all?

For instance, I take off sometimes...just a normal take off, not bogging it down or anything...then punch the gas, 2-3 seconds after I've got going...it seems to bog down for second (TC doesn't kick in)...then after it seems like you have no power at all, it starts accelerating like a raped ape spinning all the way through 1st?

I've driven 5speed Mustangs for 10 years...do you think it maybe is the traction control pre-empting the application of throttle or is it like this drive-by-wire system on the 05's?

-Thanks for any input.

 

Someone posted similar question earlier this week. Don't think anyone mentioned any cause/solution yet. For me, I thought it was because I haven't driven a manual for over 15 years and was still try to get used to it again.

 

I haven't had that problem...

 

My car only hestiates with the A/C on.

 

No problem.......yet

 

Come to think of it, i've noticed something like that every once in a while in my 05. I haven't payed close enough attention to conditions when I have noticed it. Would love to hear any input or theories for others experiencing this. It doesn't bother me too much as i've rarely noticed it and I don't race or anything, but would like to know if this is in our imagination.

 

no problems

 

This has happened to me twice in the last week. Both times it was when I shifted into second gear. The engine lost power for a second, then kicked in. I was getting on it pretty good, but know for sure I didn't hit the rev limiter.

 

Mine did that for the first time last week. Odd thing was is I stopped about 1/4 mile away down the road and it smelt like I burnt the clutch. I know for a fact my foot was not on the clutch but during launch it felt as if the clutch was in half way. I had the gas pedal to the floor but it bogged and then finally took off again. I have over 10,000 miles on my car and this is the first time this happened.

 

The only time it has happened to me was I hit the limiter. Suprised me the first time, I didn't think I got to 6K that fast! So I tried later on, watching the tach this time, sure enough, 6K shutoff. Came back a second or so later. No other hesitations like that though.
jeff