Sluggish off the line - Normal?
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Sluggish off the line - Normal?
Just got my '92 SC400. I Really like the car, very smooth and quiet with sporty handling. My only issue is that it feels so sluggish and SLOW in stop and go traffic (off-the-line). I know the car is heavy (3500-ish lbs), but I have an '04 Honda Odyssey and it's about 1000 more lbs and 30ish less hp/tq numbers and it feels very zippy compared to my SC.
However, once I'm on the highway going 60mph+, it's a different ballgame.
Is this normal or... can I do something about it?
However, once I'm on the highway going 60mph+, it's a different ballgame.
Is this normal or... can I do something about it?
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It's completely normal. The auto transmission Lexus put in our cars made it for luxury, not speed. So when you're taking off it is slow and smooth and when you want to "get on it" at the higher speeds the transmission is not in the lower rpms so it doesn't have the "luxury" slow take-off.
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with stock everything, I can never spin the tires because OEM wheels weigh as much as the car. But once I switched to my volks, they are MUCH lighter, and If I punch it even in the dry it sometimes chirp
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I don't care if I'm only getting 18-20mpg with premium fuel, but only if I'm sacrificing that mpg for V8 torque and speed (at least that's what I thought when I bought the car). It's not worth it if my car is slower than my stock Van that takes 87octane, AND half the gas mileage. Kind of the worst of both worlds if you ask me.
So how do I fix this? Stall converter? Remapped ECU? I'll do it, just need to know what route to take.
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