My S has started to feel slower of late. The acceleration from 1st to 3rd doesn't feel as quick anymore. When I first got it, giving it the shoe from a standing start scared the begesus outta me but now it doesn't have that same effect. Just doesn't have that punch it once had.

I only put v-power or the 99 stuff from Tesco in it. Is there anything I should check, dirty air filter maybe, or is this just a case of getting used to the car?

 

In my experience when you go over to an 'S' especially from a slower saloon or in my case a 4WD you put your foot down and WWWWOOOOOOHHHHH !

For the first few months. But then over a period of time your flooring it thinking "COME ONNN" or at least I do anyway.

Then all I do is lower the roof and throw it into a few twisties and I'm hooked again

You're maybe just getting used to it.


Andy

 

It's your imagination because you're used to it.

Go and drive an "ordinary" car for a couple of days, then come back the S and even 4th gear low revs will feel fast.

 

Take handbrake off

 

your imagination almost certainly.

 

Warmer weather also slightly decreases the car's get up and go.

 

Good point. One time I couldn't figure out why I was slowing down even with my foot on the accelerator, thought I'd knackered the car but then I noticed a little red light on the dash board. Oops, I hadn't fully realeased the brake

 

May also be worth giving the map a whack. On my old car it had started playing up a bit and the car was significantly slower in VTEC.

 

lol... from one of the other threads today... is the throttle cable tight so your getting wot?

 

Do what I do, I drive acompany car all day and the S2000 evening and weekends(wife permiting!) Then you don't get used to the performance