Why does my car feel so under powered?
Shelby GT350 Member
Joined: May 18, 2010
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From: CT
First I want to say, I came from an 04 civic automatic that I driven for 3 years. That was my first car and this is my second. I have the 3.31 gears and no performance mods or tunes. I'm afraid to void the warranty if I give it a tune. I have the 2012 GT stick. Under 3.5K RPM the car feels slow with barely any acceleration. Revving it past 4.5k RPM and yeah it takes off, I don't understand why I have to rev it that high and waste gas to get descent acceleration. I will go as far as to say, under 3k RPM my civic felt faster. I guess I will HAVE to get a bama tune or whatever cause I feel like I'm using a lot of gas but getting poor acceleration. Anyone else feel this way? any way to improve it?
Mine didn't feel as quick as I hoped/expected until I got about 2000 miles on it...and part of that was me figuring out how to keep it in the power band. Now Im 100% certain that this is the fastest stock car I had ever driven.
Keep with it...unless there's a real problem with your car, you have a real rocket ship there.
If it still feels slow or you're getting dusted off by WRXs, make an appointment with your Ford dealership.
BTW, the 3.31s are fine. They'll give up a bit to the 3.73s in some circumstances but they're better in others.
Team Mustang Source
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Cobra R Member
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From: Southeastern Virginia
LOL, I've owned a Civic Si, a CRX-Si, 3 or 4 other Civics, 2 Accords (1 w/244hp v6), a CRV, an Odyssey, a 255hp Maxima SE, an Acura Legend GS, a 72 Vette, a BMW 540 6-speed, & I'm sure I'm leaving out some, & I just want 2 say that my 2012 GT is totally stock in drivetrain & IS WICKED FREAKIN FAST. This thread is a laff riot.
Mach 1 Member
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Wow...what can I say. The Coyote 5.0L makes more tq just off idle than the civic regarding the model throughout the whole rpm range. Just off idle the 5.0L coyote motor is making well over 200+ft/lbs of tq...I would guess that the reason you feel this is that the midrange and top end come on so strong that it makes the car feel a little lethargic, while in reality its scooting.
Dave
Dave
Originally Posted by texastboneking
Now why did you have to go and take that out?
GT Member
Joined: January 28, 2010
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From: Ontario, Canada
Those V-Tecs can be be peppy...... Stay hard on the pedal of a 5.0 Coyote and all those comparisons will go away. Just be careful. The new 5.0 Mustang is really a different animal!! Drive Safe.
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Bullitt Member
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Not to be a jerk, but almost every post you have ever made on this forum is a complaint about something being broken or wrong on your car.
- Missing valve stem caps that was AmericanMuscle's fault: https://themustangsource.com/f726/do...muscle-500486/
- Traction control malfunctioning: https://themustangsource.com/f726/my...-today-500946/
- Bad gas mileage: https://themustangsource.com/f726/ho...ang-gt-500702/
- Engine ticking: https://themustangsource.com/f804/ti...r-warm-500166/
- Cup holder difficulties when shifting: https://themustangsource.com/f726/an...holder-500490/
- Dealer screwed up your oil change: https://themustangsource.com/f804/i-...-wrong-500295/
- Suspension squeaking/considering lemmoning your car: https://themustangsource.com/f726/im...ang-gt-499967/
- Control arm failures: https://themustangsource.com/f804/3r...ements-499830/
- Engine Idle issues: https://themustangsource.com/f726/rp...g-stop-499201/
- Woofer speaker not working: https://themustangsource.com/f726/wo...orking-497423/
- Weird noise at 70 MPH: https://themustangsource.com/f726/we...-70mph-497153/
- Buzzing shifter: https://themustangsource.com/f726/li...normal-496419/
- More suspension groans: https://themustangsource.com/f726/gr...ang-gt-495278/
Last edited by Will3212; Oct 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM.
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Bullitt Member
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Wil, how many miles on your car?
Mine didn't feel as quick as I hoped/expected until I got about 2000 miles on it...and part of that was me figuring out how to keep it in the power band. Now Im 100% certain that this is the fastest stock car I had ever driven.
Keep with it...unless there's a real problem with your car, you have a real rocket ship there.
If it still feels slow or you're getting dusted off by WRXs, make an appointment with your Ford dealership.
BTW, the 3.31s are fine. They'll give up a bit to the 3.73s in some circumstances but they're better in others.
Mine didn't feel as quick as I hoped/expected until I got about 2000 miles on it...and part of that was me figuring out how to keep it in the power band. Now Im 100% certain that this is the fastest stock car I had ever driven.
Keep with it...unless there's a real problem with your car, you have a real rocket ship there.
If it still feels slow or you're getting dusted off by WRXs, make an appointment with your Ford dealership.
BTW, the 3.31s are fine. They'll give up a bit to the 3.73s in some circumstances but they're better in others.
Cobra R Member
Joined: June 17, 2010
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From: Southeastern Virginia
Originally Posted by Double-EDad
Another thought I had is throttle calibration on the mustang you have to put your foot in it a little more but it's no big deal
Legacy TMS Member
Joined: September 6, 2011
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From: Kansas City, MO
Please don't start another thread about how bad your gas mileage is because you're driving the car at 5K RPMs constantly. If you don't feel like you're moving fast with the engine at that level, either you're not pushing the pedal hard enough, you're dead, or your previous car was a Bugatti Veyron. And an '04 Civic ain't a Bugatti. Personally, this car is plenty **** fast even if you keep it between 2,000 and 3,500, which I do in normal daily commuting.
Last edited by kylerohde; Oct 28, 2011 at 06:50 AM. Reason: forgot a word!
