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Information on why my car dies out after 6500

Posted: January 12th, 2004, 7:31 am
by Y56ITR
when i first got my car last year, it drove fine n pushed hard fine up to 8000, but now it goes fine up to 6500-7000 and instead of increasing in speed, it drop really bad, like so i have to shift around 6500-7000, im guessing my high end of my clutch is burned out. Someone tell me if their is any other possibilities, oh btw, my car has about 55xxx miles, i got it wen it was at 32xxx miles. and if it is my clutch im thinkn bout getting an ACT Streed disk and heavy duty pressure plate with a 9weight. would that be a good choice?

Posted: January 12th, 2004, 10:11 am
by e r i c s 9 9 s i
Dirty spark plugs? Injectors Dirty? Might try changing your fuel filter as well...

Re: Information on why my car dies out after 6500

Posted: January 12th, 2004, 11:21 am
by Dave-ROR
CEL on?

Posted: January 13th, 2004, 1:32 am
by Y56ITR
CEL on?? would dirty spark plugz and stuff affect my acceleration after 6500-7000 rpm every time??

Posted: January 13th, 2004, 2:25 am
by AlvinOne7
i dont think so.....

Posted: January 13th, 2004, 4:43 am
by Y56ITR
yea... i didnt think so... im guessing at da high end of my clutch is sliping.. correct me if im wrong plz...

Posted: January 13th, 2004, 10:09 am
by e r i c s 9 9 s i
Do the RPM's continue to rise at upper RPM's and the car doesn't really do anything? Bad clutch then... Here's how to check it (might sound funny, but it will work)... drive down the road at like 25-30 miles per hour... put the car in 4th gear... push in the clutch rev it way up in the RPM's like 6-8K then dump the clutch watching the tach... if the clutch is going bad, it'll slip.... if it not, the car will just get this boggish feel...

let us know what you've checked already so we can help fix it.. You say there is zero check engine lights correct?

Posted: January 14th, 2004, 1:41 am
by 98cwitr
just a thought:the car is fully warmed up right?

if you are balling out of control go with a full TODA kit...

Personally i have 81k on the clock and my clutch is growing weaker by the day. I have decided to invest in a Clutch Masters stage 3 and a fidanza flywheel (one of the lightest i could find)...jm2c

Posted: January 15th, 2004, 4:14 am
by Y56ITR
hey thx for helping guyz, but i figured out the problem wen i was bout to try da clutch test from you guyz, but me n my friend was messn wit my vafc before we did it until i noticed it was changed to 6 cylinderz and fuel cut off at 6000 rpm... so im guessn someone tweaked wit my settings and didnt know how to change it back?? but thankz for helping me out. ill prob need more help later on from you guys.

Posted: January 15th, 2004, 4:09 pm
by jiahanhao
I realize I'm beating a dead horse, but there's no such thing as the high end of your clutch being out... if your clutch is bad, when you let off the clutch slowly, with the car on a level surface, the car won't stall...