2010 sv6 sluggish

[Angus09]

Hi guys,

just picked up a 2010 sv6 ve and seems to be very sluggish and slower. Have driven mates vy and vz utes v6 and seems to be a big difference. Owner before me put in a growler intake and when im accelerating and the growler kicks in it feels like its got a flat spot and just loses power dramatically. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated
tia
Angus

 

[greenacc]

Give it a full service first of all.

 

[timd29]

Hi guys,

Owner before me put in a growler intake and when im accelerating and the growler kicks in
Angus

How does an air intake "kick in"?

 

[VS_Pete]

Clean the pod and maf

 

[greenacc]

Clean the pod and maf

This, throttle body, injectors, transmission fluid, steering fluid, air filter, spark plugs and see what that gives you.

 

[VS_Pete]

x2

 

[keith reed]

Hi guys,

just picked up a 2010 sv6 ve and seems to be very sluggish and slower. Have driven mates vy and vz utes v6 and seems to be a big difference. Owner before me put in a growler intake and when im accelerating and the growler kicks in it feels like its got a flat spot and just loses power dramatically. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated
tia
Angus

My experience with growler intakes is that they are worthless. I had one on a ve ss ute many years ago. At a dyno shootout my ute with a growler intake and royal purple oil put out 2 rwkw more than a similar ve ss. His was standard with 13,000 kilometres and mine had 30,000. There are intake systems that are well worthwhile out there.