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Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?
Posted by saab86 [Email] (more from saab86) on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:10:46
In Reply to: Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, dave24 [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 20 May 2008 10:38:00
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sometimes I feel, like you, that this model is really underpowered especially going up hill. were it not for the fact that you are reporting a top speed of 65mph - I'd say what you are experiencing is "normal"
the outlier here is your top speed and that needs to be verified on the flats.
your mpg seems about right but maxing out at 65 is not. mine will easily go to 140kmh and further if i push it - it is a heavy car (measured by gvw or curb weight) for its horsepower so acceleration up hill will always be an issue
how about a slipping clutch? what's it like on take off smooth or really sloooow?
try sucking on the hose to the vacuum can and see if you have vacuum.
it could be a tired engine - a compression test will help you there.
but 128,000 seems low
tell us what you find
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Posts in this Thread:
- Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, dave24 , Tue, 20 May 2008 05:33:22
- Update, dave24 , Wed, 21 May 2008 04:52:37
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, Jeff, Tue, 20 May 2008 23:20:35
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 20 May 2008 09:45:55
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, Larry West , Sat, 24 May 2008 13:09:47
- Check tire inflation..., RayF, Tue, 20 May 2008 11:44:20
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, dave24 , Tue, 20 May 2008 10:38:00
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, saab86, Tue, 20 May 2008 10:10:29
- No, Siegfried, Tue, 20 May 2008 06:27:13
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