Kokentoe
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- 2005 Holden VZ Storm Ute
Hey guys, I've got a 2005 VZ V6 utility which recently had a fair bit of work done it in the past few months. It has some basic modifications which include a catback exhaust, hi flow cats and cold air intake. It has also been tuned by CHE. After getting it tuned it was running great, but after a while I noticed a change in the way it performed so I got it checked out by a mechanic who told me my engine mounts were broken.
I got the engine mounts replaced recently and immediately felt the car driving back to the way it was before. Just recently it's been acting up again. I'm fairly in touch with my car so the moment something feels a tad different, I'll pick it up straight away. Right now it feels as if it's not pulling as hard or rather as smooth as it used to. A delay in acceleration you could say which was not present before. I go to accelerate but it doesn't respond as it once did. It's difficult to explain but it just doesn't feel...normal. As if the engine is restrained and not running free.
It does not misfire or idle rough. It recently has had an oil/oil filter change, new spark plugs, coil packs and fuel filter. There does not seem to be any vacuum leaks present. Throttle body is clean and MAF has been cleaned. It almost feels like it did back when it had the broken engine mounts, but seeing as though I had them replaced with new ones recently, that shouldn't be the cause? I mean they should last for a long while yet. The car is always filled with premium 98. Transmission related perhaps? Fluid level seems normal though.
Does anyone know what else could be causing this problem? Any help is appreciated. Cheers.
I got the engine mounts replaced recently and immediately felt the car driving back to the way it was before. Just recently it's been acting up again. I'm fairly in touch with my car so the moment something feels a tad different, I'll pick it up straight away. Right now it feels as if it's not pulling as hard or rather as smooth as it used to. A delay in acceleration you could say which was not present before. I go to accelerate but it doesn't respond as it once did. It's difficult to explain but it just doesn't feel...normal. As if the engine is restrained and not running free.
It does not misfire or idle rough. It recently has had an oil/oil filter change, new spark plugs, coil packs and fuel filter. There does not seem to be any vacuum leaks present. Throttle body is clean and MAF has been cleaned. It almost feels like it did back when it had the broken engine mounts, but seeing as though I had them replaced with new ones recently, that shouldn't be the cause? I mean they should last for a long while yet. The car is always filled with premium 98. Transmission related perhaps? Fluid level seems normal though.
Does anyone know what else could be causing this problem? Any help is appreciated. Cheers.