Hey guys I am jsut curious and a little concern about my goat that has 8,000 miles. Well for whatever reason I don't really feel like I am gettin full power from my goat and I just want to make sure there is nothing wrong with it. I guess a few times I've lauached from zero to sixty or race a few cars from a roll and I don't really outrun them as much as I would think. I mean the other day this crx was toying with me so I launched it at aroudn the turn of the light and even thought I was in front the guy was still behind me so I'm thinking is there something wrong with my car and if so how do I fine tune it?
Should I just take out to a lot and go out or should I have it checked and if so what should I say to the dealership like oh its not as fast as I thought it would be? I know this is silly question sorry! But just feed back on what you guys to to check your goat power. I know that I have to replace the oil comin up but does that really affect the power?
I know this is kinda silly, but don't forget these three very important little things that might get in the way of some power.
1. Turn off Traction Control
2. Turn off your A/C
3. No passengers (less weight)
The A/C sucks power like crazy!!! There were times I accidentally left it on while racing, and I couldn't help but wonder if there was the body of an overweight sumo wrestler locked away in my trunk the way it lagged, fortunately it turned out to be the A/C. I turned it off and BAM, got my power back!
No complaints here, but then again, my other vehicles have about 140-150 hp, so -- - - -- -
I've let my son drive it at times, and his reaction has been it's as close to take off on a jet as you can get in something without wings. Then again, his experience is limited to < 200HP vehicles.
Passengers and A/C will eat up HP. Not so much TC if you are driving right. I strongly suggest you leave it on. I had my goat for 11 months, thought I knew all about her and all she had to throw at me......Ha ha ha. After turning the TC off and getting rid of some tension after work right out front of my work's drivewyay.........1800 bucks later from the body shop with 18" OEM Bridgestone Potenzas with 20K on the odometer, and I'm sideways launching over a curb and almost hit a tree 40 mph, a fire hydrant, and damn near stopped by a brick wall at a plant that makes Toyota fork lifts (and yes, I got the A4). Thank God I only launched over the curb and landed in a patch of grass. And yes wise asses, I do drive my goat soft, which is how I got my Potenzas to last 20K in the first place. But the point is, never, NEVER hammer down on an A4 at city light-to-light crusing speeds (20-30 mph) on even halfway used tires with the TC off, or you'll be in the body shop like me. I was used to the fish tail after she downshifted to first, then she fish tailed again going into second which I was used to and loved but still totally under control, and the throw you back in the seat shift from 2nd to 3rd was all you needed to blow by most of what's out there. Just REMEMBER, you need good rubber under you or you'll just become another statistic, the A4 guys actually have it worse then the M6 guys when it comes to launches from a rolling start which is 95% of your street races, just remember that!!! If you get cocky, the 1st gear to 2nd gear fish tail will put you in a body shop. Now how's that for not feeling the horsepower? By the way, I was born and raised in IL Joey, an hour and a half south of Chicago, 15 minutes west of the Indiana border in corn field, soybeen, and cow pasture land, not sure how that's relevant to goats, but though I'd throw that out there.
Last edited by dustyminpin : 05-21-2007 at 03:29 PM.
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