evos are too damn heaver and have no TQ!!
sorry this is just a rant.
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
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Call this the dumbest thread you ever read if you like. However, the thread originator is correct. There are some steep places you shouldn't go with your Evo.
My sister lives on top of a mountain just outside Rocky Mountain Park. To visit her I leave the pavement and climb this narrow and steep dirt road. In places I have the accelerator floored in first gear. Still the car barely makes it up there. Then I have turn around on her very steep driveway. By the time that is accomplished most of my clutch is smoke.
What is embarrassing is that my sister's subie with an automatic, trucks around up there like it is flat land.
So, my advice is to heed the originator of this thread. If it is a steep, slow drive, don't go there with your Evo.
My sister lives on top of a mountain just outside Rocky Mountain Park. To visit her I leave the pavement and climb this narrow and steep dirt road. In places I have the accelerator floored in first gear. Still the car barely makes it up there. Then I have turn around on her very steep driveway. By the time that is accomplished most of my clutch is smoke.
What is embarrassing is that my sister's subie with an automatic, trucks around up there like it is flat land.
So, my advice is to heed the originator of this thread. If it is a steep, slow drive, don't go there with your Evo.
Last edited by barneyb; Dec 9, 2007 at 04:59 PM. Reason: commas
its not about learning how to drive you ***.
its about the car being heavy with an awd system and having no power and tq at all at very low rpms.
all that and being on a real super steap hill and your fu*cked.
if the car is going 5-7mph already in first gear and cant even accelerate and is loosing speed because of the hill. how the hell are u supose to take off from a stop with out murdering the clutch
its about the car being heavy with an awd system and having no power and tq at all at very low rpms.
all that and being on a real super steap hill and your fu*cked.
if the car is going 5-7mph already in first gear and cant even accelerate and is loosing speed because of the hill. how the hell are u supose to take off from a stop with out murdering the clutch
sorry this is just a rant.
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
today i was on a HUGE STEAP hill. and the evo just has no power at all before the turbo. with a awd system and such a heavy car the evo should have came with a bigger engine.
the hill was so steep that I could notgo slower than 10mph. as soon as i wnt slower to about 5mph the car just did not have any power or tq to accelerate to its power band. then when i come to a complete stop, its almost impossible to get going again cuz of the huge hell and tiny engine. the only way to get moving again was to slip and burn the hell out of the clutch untill you were up to 10mph. that one hill made the car stink of burn clutch for days.
the evo is just a DOG before 1500 rpm
anyone else have problems with huge hills?
Please buy a v6 accord. I heard they have tons of low end torque.
coming from Florida where the toughest thign i've ever driven up is going up into a steep parking lot......
It is a challenge but a local when i drove to wv told me to get to get a little sideways int eh lane if its big enough so i can start rolling basically nowere but still in my lane to get little speed first...
granted you cant do that int he city, but in the mountains with a exedy twin took a little getting use to since usually i dont even need to touch the gas to get the car moving... i jsut let off the clutch and it jumps forward smoothly
Good luck!
It is a challenge but a local when i drove to wv told me to get to get a little sideways int eh lane if its big enough so i can start rolling basically nowere but still in my lane to get little speed first...
granted you cant do that int he city, but in the mountains with a exedy twin took a little getting use to since usually i dont even need to touch the gas to get the car moving... i jsut let off the clutch and it jumps forward smoothly
Good luck!
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I think if we can drive a EVO we should be able to comprehend how to drive up a hill, or find a way around it. This isn't a EVO only thing, common sense. If you can't do it, don't buy a manual car.
