flat spot in 1st gear

[RicH-]

Hi , when i pull away in 1st from a standing start the car seems to hesitate for like 1-2 seconds then it will just rocket off,is this normal or does anyone have an answer for this , or am i just talking jibberish

 

[Adams_16v]

hmm depends if you just floor it or not. I tend to use half throttle till about 3.5k revs or so then floor it, seems to bog down a bit otherwise!

 

[RicH-]

yea i think it only happens when i floor it !

 

[RicH-]

Also since ive had my cat taken off my car hunts once its warmed up ...is this normal bcos the cats been taken off and there is no lambda , thats waht a garage said anyway !

 

[Mikey16vClio]

Quote: Originally posted by I2ich16v- on 16 May 2003

yea i think it only happens when i floor it !

Depends if ui feather it off at 2k for a normal set off or 4k for a launch, shouldnt do it on the later if u keep above it after setting off. Plus ur IK contributes to a flat spot in first i find.

 

[Carlo]

i find 1st gear the same!!! mine feels like the car aint got any power!