1st gear loss of traction
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From: Philadelphia
I think I've experience something like that before. What I notice about my car is that on first gear, only at around 3k rpm is when the car really kicks hard. It's something like a mini burnout since it's driving smoothly until 3k rpm then vrooom, it kicks in. Mini burnout because of the sudden speed burst? Dunno maybe?
It's happened to me if I push it hard. Pedal all the way to the floor and when it reaches 3k rpm, I can feel the tire slip a bit. It'll get it's grip back right away and I can feel that the car going alot faster. My back would dip into the seat a bit from the force. Almost like it's a different car or something. It only happens if I push the pedal to the floor before 3k rpm. I drive a CVT. I can only do it in sports mode. Don't happen during auto mode.
All I can say is let up on the pedal a bit when you're about to hit 3krpm and push it when it's around 5krpm and you should be able to reach the redline without slipping or wait til after 3-4k rpm before you hit the pedal to the floor.
I don't drive like this everytime. Just trying to see what this car can do during the times when there's no one on the road.
It's happened to me if I push it hard. Pedal all the way to the floor and when it reaches 3k rpm, I can feel the tire slip a bit. It'll get it's grip back right away and I can feel that the car going alot faster. My back would dip into the seat a bit from the force. Almost like it's a different car or something. It only happens if I push the pedal to the floor before 3k rpm. I drive a CVT. I can only do it in sports mode. Don't happen during auto mode.
All I can say is let up on the pedal a bit when you're about to hit 3krpm and push it when it's around 5krpm and you should be able to reach the redline without slipping or wait til after 3-4k rpm before you hit the pedal to the floor.
I don't drive like this everytime. Just trying to see what this car can do during the times when there's no one on the road.
I think I've experience something like that before. What I notice about my car is that on first gear, only at around 3k rpm is when the car really kicks hard. It's something like a mini burnout since it's driving smoothly until 3k rpm then vrooom, it kicks in. Mini burnout because of the sudden speed burst? Dunno maybe?
It's happened to me if I push it hard. Pedal all the way to the floor and when it reaches 3k rpm, I can feel the tire slip a bit. It'll get it's grip back right away and I can feel that the car going alot faster. My back would dip into the seat a bit from the force. Almost like it's a different car or something. It only happens if I push the pedal to the floor before 3k rpm. I drive a CVT. I can only do it in sports mode. Don't happen during auto mode.
All I can say is let up on the pedal a bit when you're about to hit 3krpm and push it when it's around 5krpm and you should be able to reach the redline without slipping or wait til after 3-4k rpm before you hit the pedal to the floor.
I don't drive like this everytime. Just trying to see what this car can do during the times when there's no one on the road.
It's happened to me if I push it hard. Pedal all the way to the floor and when it reaches 3k rpm, I can feel the tire slip a bit. It'll get it's grip back right away and I can feel that the car going alot faster. My back would dip into the seat a bit from the force. Almost like it's a different car or something. It only happens if I push the pedal to the floor before 3k rpm. I drive a CVT. I can only do it in sports mode. Don't happen during auto mode.
All I can say is let up on the pedal a bit when you're about to hit 3krpm and push it when it's around 5krpm and you should be able to reach the redline without slipping or wait til after 3-4k rpm before you hit the pedal to the floor.
I don't drive like this everytime. Just trying to see what this car can do during the times when there's no one on the road.
don't mean to go off-topic but I have this problem as well in my evo. When I go wot in 1st, I get wheelspin in the fronts so I have to shift into 2nd. Is this normal? I thought since it had awd it wouldn't spin but maybe the diff doesn't have enough time to send torque to the rear wheels once the fronts let loose?
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From: Radcliff, KY
have you looked at the tread on your tires lately? I mean come on, I've taken my car to the track and the only time i've lost traction is when i take off. It's slipped for like 1/2 sec and came back, and thats not from dumping the clutch either. But i've never slipped when hitting around 4K rpm in 1st gear.
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From: Radcliff, KY
No i don't drop the clutch, but I am quick on the take off and just open the throttle till i reach 4K rpm then goto 2nd and reach 4.5K and shift there each gear till i reach the end of the track. Track is an 1/8 mile so i was able to reach 4th gear but for only like a second. My best so far was 11s@64mph. Then again i've only been down a track like 4 times total and the car is 100% stock (for now). I know i can get better times, and maybe if i wait till 5K-5.5K to shift i can reach 70mph or higher.
Last edited by Anarchy08; May 19, 2008 at 07:22 AM.
Uhmmm... yeah, when you shift at 4-4.5K you drop the engine out of its "power band" with each shift. If you run it up to 5.5-6K then you stay IN the "power band" when you switch to the next gear. You WANT to stay in the power band for best acceleration.
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From: Houston
we have the MIVEC that kicks in yo. vrmmmmmmmmm
but me i do have a big loss of traction if i take off in sports mode..specially if i make a sligh turn or somthing...i feel like im just spinning..
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