I had just got a 4.6L for my birthday (a week late, extremely awesome present) a 1997 Gt 4.6L convertible fully loaded stock with 80000 miles. It is a 5-speed, and it had rained today before i drove it. Well me and my dad were trying to burn the tires and we coudlnt, even popping the clutch at 3 grand would just bark em. I really doubt that it has traction control. Is something a miss and how can i fix that?

Please help, this is my first post by the way

 

Gears

 

it is not that it is weak it pulls a LOT harder than the 4.0 pickup i use to drive but the truck would eat em in the rain like they were nothin. Please is there anything wrong i need help

 

1st gear 3k rpms, drop the clutch, tires spin. traction contol would stop them from spinning.

also could be a bad clutch that just isnt grabbing

 

I'm new to a manual but the gears shiftjust fine and there are no grinding and it hauls like a mother but it wont burn em

 

but i searched all over the net and have heard that the 97 models didnt come with traction control

 

aaahhh im so confused and worried

 

What part of the country do you live in (elevation)? What kind of tires? That year 4.6L isn't particularly strong, especially in a convertible. You might want to think about a tune up (plugs and wires) and make sure the sensors are all working correctly. A bad sensor can give you poor performance without throwing a code...

 

i live in indiana it has g-force tires (thats all i know of)but it is pullin just fine but it will only bark em

 

I meant replace your diff gears... 4.30s