JCCC Warrnambool
Why wont my VT go hard when I accelerate??
To cut a long story short....
The running gears all done 270,000.
The only problems ive had is with the transmission cooler blowing but i seemed to have fixed it.....
The other day a mate drove it.... (She ownes a VT II Olympic edition)
And she mentioned that when she put her foot down a little bit, it was sluggish. and i mean sluggish(I have noticed this since I bought the car)
She says that in her VT, when she puts her foot down a little bit it just wants to GOOOOOOOOOOO>>>>..
Any suggestions on what could be the problem?
Cheers for any helpful info guys
blocked fuel filter.....spark plugs/leads....low fuel pressure....blocked air filter.....slipping auto trans....allot of things can cause this. Also could be that there is not allot of compression.
id start with the fuel filter and plugs/leads air filter
JCCC Warrnambool
Originally Posted by jas98
Fitted new fuel filter, new leads & plugs, fuel preasure is good, its a new hi-flow filter.
Slipping transmission might be something to do with it.
One thing i know is that in 2nd or 3rd @ about 3000rpm it wants to just go>>
But from 1st to 2nd its as slow as a combie van with my foot flat.
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When I had a VT V6, and I did my O2 sensors, the responsiveness picked up A LOT (and about 2L/100 better fuel economy)
Ecotec never had super low-end torque, but should be better than what you're describing.
Also recommend a MAF clean, helps a little with response too, especially if you have a oiled air filter, they get dirty pretty quick.
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Must say that my stocky 6 doesn't sparkle off the mark either, tho it has never bothered me. At around the 3000 mark, it starts to noticably have a surge in power.
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lol was thinking the same, my vt is the same so i gave it to the missus cos i couldnt stand how slow the v6 is
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Now on the other hand, the family Magna V6 powers of the mark, would 'eat up' the commy, very sensitive throttle, easily smokes the tires.
JCCC Warrnambool
Ok, so it might have something to do with the sensors right?
My previous VN had less sensors and had alot more pedal responce.
But is it all VT's that are like this? Or did us unlucky ones just buy duds?
I really dont think it has much to do with weight difference between VN - VT.....
Even being a V6 it should still somewhat pin you to the seat when you put your foot down.
???... its gonna take a bit of work to get a v6 to pin you to ya seat, either that of forced induction
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my vx is a bit sluggish aswell, and also i think theres something wrong with the trans because if decide to take off a little faster than usual at the lights, it feels like the trans is slipping.
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Im pretty sure also the VT Series II had a little bit more power, but not enough to make that big of a difference as to what your describingThe other day a mate drove it.... (She ownes a VT II Olympic edition)
And she mentioned that when she put her foot down a little bit, it was sluggish. and i mean sluggish
She says that in her VT, when she puts her foot down a little bit it just wants to GOOOOOOOOOOO>>>>..
JCCC Warrnambool
Do you know if they changed the accelerator cable setup in the series II upward?
The series 1 cable is quite long and stupidly setup
overall i reckon the ecotec engine is not bad for a v6 but what i reckon the biggest let down for them is the electronic transmission
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I also notice a big improvement when I changed my O2 sensors on my VT.When I had a VT V6, and I did my O2 sensors, the responsiveness picked up A LOT (and about 2L/100 better fuel economy
Ecotec never had super low-end torque, but should be better than what you're describing.
Also recommend a MAF clean, helps a little with response too, especially if you have a oiled air filter, they get dirty pretty quick.
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Dont know bout that im sure it was only a slight increase in the VX's
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whats the exhuast like, any leaks, or blocks
take it to a transmission shop - mine had a crack in something to do with 1st gear in the auto and it was sorta gettin 1st and 2nd at once instead of just first and was slow as.... really laggy like handbrake was on - it would also sometimes start off in 2nd and be fine. worth lookin into maybe
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My VT used to be the same, they don't seem to have alot of power from the get-go however with a V6 there is only a limited amount of things you can do, you seem to be on the right track changing things and looking for the problem but think about what your really aiming for, seems to me that you want something more powerful than what the VT's came out stock?
First thing id be doing is a compression test.
no point looking elsewhere if the engine's worn out.
My Friend has a VT and i have a VX (both ecotecs) and i can smoke him off the line. I drove his and it was really sluggish as well. He took it to his mech and found out that the diff gears were stripped (expensive to replace... about $1000). he showed us the gear and it didnt have teeth on half of it.
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lol that was my thought when I read the thread title.... lol
In saying that I will be walking out to my VT to get myself home
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Good car u got there, my vt goes preety hard, its stock n does 0-100 in 8 secs, but my diff whines alot, does any1 have anyclue how to fix it? i think i just have to add new diff oil?????????
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