Poor Acceleration Performance When Hot

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06-07-14, 12:04 PM

dbs600

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Poor Acceleration Performance When Hot

Anyone notice that our car's don't have as great acceleration performance when hot / after having been driven for 30+ minutes?

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06-07-14, 01:29 PM

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Nope.. Although i've noticed my rpm looking unsteady at times.. not sure if that means anything

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06-08-14, 12:02 AM

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Happens to me when its over 95+ degrees to the point its sluggish

used to have a toyota camry V6 3.5L and it did the same thing

so its pretty normal !

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06-08-14, 01:08 PM

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Hot-air going through the intake...

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06-08-14, 01:28 PM

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Hot air is less dense than cold air, this happens on every car. Some are affected more than others though. Also, if you're not running premium fuel, it will certainly make a big difference as temps arm up.