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11-07-06, 12:40 AM

jnguyen

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Acceleration?

noob question. i have a 92 sc300. when i step on the gas real hard my car does not "jump". is this normal? it usually speeds up after 2 or 3 secs but never jumps.

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11-07-06, 01:29 AM

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you mean like there's a pause? if so yeah it's kinda normal

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11-07-06, 01:31 AM

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If you weighed 3700 LBS you wouldn't jump either.

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11-07-06, 05:06 AM

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If you weighed 3700 LBS you wouldn't jump either.

yeah, our cars don't have the most responsive transmissions either.

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11-07-06, 05:57 PM

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my sc was acting the same way, but if you let the car warm up about 7-9 minutes, the throttle response is much quicker and your tranny should shift like butter.