acceleration

[VSCristian]

i own a vsii ecotec exec auto, has mace type enclosed pod cai, extractors and cat back. i am very happy with its standing acceleration, will kill alot of other cars at the lights, but am somewhat embarrassed and disappointed with her in gear acceleleration.. was defeated by a suzuki swift..

will get 0-100 in the sevens, but why is she sluggish in gear? I mean in drive, in 2nd she's very responsive.

is this due to the throttle body??

[westbad]

is it kicking down gears when you accelerate?

[VSCristian]

if i floor it yes, to second, if i accelerate it wants to stay in it's current gear, even then there's a delay then it kicks in.

if i have the tranny in 2nd, she's very responsive, and at times the acceleration is frightening...

in drive she has an awesome acceleration.... it's just when cruising at 60-100km/h that she's a little slow to respond and that's annoying....

[shanhsv]

thats normal for an auto. If the power button is on that'll help it kick down sooner and hold gears longer. Shift kits do great things in faster gear changes.