throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
07-18-2007, 05:02 PM
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throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
for all you guys with with manual transmission how bad is the throttle lag without tunes. since i got this car 2 weeks ago i have noticed that the throttle lag is very bad. didn't think i would feel it with the 5-speed, didn't notice it as bad in the v6 even before it was tuned. i got tunes and intake coming by the end of next month and know this will clear up the lag as much as can be cleaned up. should've stayed with the throttle cables and not went with the drive-by-wire throttle system. ford also lets customers down by leaving these cars untuned from the factory. then when the customers tune them they try and void the warranty.
07-18-2007, 05:28 PM
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RE: throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
i can be sitting somewhere idleing and give it some gas and the tach barely moves past 1500 rpms. just did not seem right that the v6 did not have it nearly as bad. just have to waiton the tunes to be installed so i can adjust the idle rpms and the spark.
07-18-2007, 06:28 PM
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RE: throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
I noticed the throttle lag the 1st day I drove my car home from the dealer, 20 minutes after I got home installed JLT2 with a B@MA 93 octane race tune,
problem solved, been smiling ever since.
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problem solved, been smiling ever since.
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07-18-2007, 06:53 PM
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RE: throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
The procedure:
- Turn your key to the ON position (not just ACC), wait for the various dash warning lights to go out - but do NOT start the car.
- Press your throttle all the way down in one smooth motion - just do it at a normal speed (take about 2-3 seconds to hit bottom).
- Let it up, as soon as you hit the bottom.
- Turn off your ignition and wait 3-4 seconds.
- Start the engine up normally and drive.
May have to repeat 3 times for the Computer Training to complete
this procedure trains the throttle variable switch to the throttle body servo motor.
May need to be redone everytime you flash the PCM.
- Turn your key to the ON position (not just ACC), wait for the various dash warning lights to go out - but do NOT start the car.
- Press your throttle all the way down in one smooth motion - just do it at a normal speed (take about 2-3 seconds to hit bottom).
- Let it up, as soon as you hit the bottom.
- Turn off your ignition and wait 3-4 seconds.
- Start the engine up normally and drive.
May have to repeat 3 times for the Computer Training to complete
this procedure trains the throttle variable switch to the throttle body servo motor.
May need to be redone everytime you flash the PCM.
07-18-2007, 07:03 PM
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RE: throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
ORIGINAL: Turbosetch
[align=left]The procedure:
- Turn your key to the ON position (not just ACC), wait for the various dash warning lights to go out - but do NOT start the car.
- Press your throttle all the way down in one smooth motion - just do it at a normal speed (take about 2-3 seconds to hit bottom).
- Let it up, as soon as you hit the bottom.
- Turn off your ignition and wait 3-4 seconds.
- Start the engine up normally and drive.
May have to repeat 3 times for the Computer Training to complete
this procedure trains the throttle variable switch to the throttle body servo motor.
May need to be redone everytime you flash the PCM.
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[align=left]The procedure:
- Turn your key to the ON position (not just ACC), wait for the various dash warning lights to go out - but do NOT start the car.
- Press your throttle all the way down in one smooth motion - just do it at a normal speed (take about 2-3 seconds to hit bottom).
- Let it up, as soon as you hit the bottom.
- Turn off your ignition and wait 3-4 seconds.
- Start the engine up normally and drive.
May have to repeat 3 times for the Computer Training to complete
this procedure trains the throttle variable switch to the throttle body servo motor.
May need to be redone everytime you flash the PCM.
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07-18-2007, 07:44 PM
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RE: throttle lag on a 5-speed manual
I agree with you shoey, the throttle lag is my one peeve about my car. My 5.0 did what I told it to do. My wifes '98 GT has a throttle that opens and closes when I push the pedal. I think my 2007 GT should do the same and it's a step backwards that it doesn't. Don't get me wrong, I Love my Mustang. Love it. I just don't understand why I need to pay for the services of a tuner to get it to listen to me the way my old Mustangs did.
The throttle calibration seemed to help some. What helped as much as anything, was I would just disconnect the battery for a while every weekend. (I have no idea why this seemed to help, maybe it's just b.s.) But, like so many others, a cai/tune is in the very near future for me.
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The throttle calibration seemed to help some. What helped as much as anything, was I would just disconnect the battery for a while every weekend. (I have no idea why this seemed to help, maybe it's just b.s.) But, like so many others, a cai/tune is in the very near future for me.
Sleeper2
