probably not the case but you wont happen to have a true dual after mkt exhaust do ya?

if u do-u are bound to lose some power down low when u give it some gas to accelerate

 

When I purchased the car, it came with a CAI and an Invidia Catback. Would that cause the acceleration delay?

 

Here is a hint.... Do the ECU reset while you are sleeping!!

 

couldnt have been better said..

 

Actually it could have.

 

Alright I was gonna blow the issue off but today in wet road conditions I hit the gas maybe 25% if that to accelerate from 20 to 40 and my RPM's hit 6k and almost red-lined and then my Slip light came on. This definitely scared the crap out of me since I almost redlined the thing when I hit the accel at MOST half way. I know it was wet, but I've never seen a 2 second delay on a pedal to accelerate instance on any car. The car never lost traction or slipped, it was close but the RPM's were already 6k before the slip came on.

The car works completely flawless in manual when left in 3rd gear I get instant acceleration... it's just when it's trying to decide to shift I guess. I'll do an ECU asap but man that just wasn't right earlier.

 

youre an automatic - there will be a slight delay. if you stay in 3rd - at mid-high rpms...or in anygear ( in mani mode) you'll notice more " crisp" rpm control...

 

Listen,

When you peg the gas from a dig (rolling), you car will downshift. It takes a moment for the downshift to occur. At the same time, your torque converter unlocks and allows the engine to spin up (similar to depressing the clutch on a manual tranny), then gradually (so-to-speak) reengages as your tranny gets into the lower gear. All this DOES take a bit of time, and yes it is sluggish. I did notice a slight difference when I installed my grounding wires (believe me, I could not have convinced myself that grounding wires actually worked before I installed them). If your main concern is shifting quick, the stay in manumatic mode.

A better example of the torque converter disengaging is if you give your gas a partial stab while rolling. Don't hit it enough to cause a downshift. You'll notice that your RPMs will jump 1k-2k, even though you're still in the same gear.

As far as what happened to you on the wet road, your car was working perfectly. The slip light came on telling you that your traction control system is preventing your rear wheels from breaking traction. Your throttle was electronically b!tch-slapped and, even with the pedal to the floor, you won't accellerate until your rear wheels regain traction.



You need a clutch.

 

all 5At's have that bit of lag when u slam on the accelerator..its not instant like in manual mode

 

shoot - all automatics have that lag - thankfully, there's MANI-MODE!

 

Ok... I'm not flooring the gas like you guys may be thinking. Even if I hit the accel lately half way just to get some decent accel I think it is downshifting into 3rd from 5th if I'm going 50mph. My main concern here is not from 0-40, it is when I am above that speed and accelerate onto the highway or around people.

I was going to just deal with it till my most recent experience. I hit the gas to get around someone and my RPM's hit 6k... she almost redlined till I took the foot off the gas to allow it to shift. I can't tell exactly what is happening, but you should never almost redline in an automatic when going 40mph trying to accelerate onto the highway. It's like it's shifting down into 3rd and then giving it a bunch of gas and not shifting into 4th unless I take my foot off the gas and let it shift.

I am taking all your opinions to heart, but almost redlining in automatic really messed with my head.