throttle response

[eyentheterrible]

ive been thinking, i compare my accord to my grand am alot. is that bad? i just dont think that i have near enough throttle response on my accord. ive got a slow rev when in gear, is there any way to fix this? i refuse to believe that my car has this little performance. there has got to be something wrong. it isnt just because i have an auto tranny is it? cause my ga is auto and i can spin the tires easy, or is it because ive got 20 more hp in the ga? i need more in this car guys can anyone help me out? please dont just say h22 is my solution.....haha id love to but im gonna wear the f22 out first. its like the bastard is bogged down or something. i can only spin my tires in the rain or when taking a turn.... id like to know i could gun it and have acceleration right then. could it be my cat is clogged? i dont have any lights on... ive done a complete tune up. maybe my air filter is clogged, but i can imagine it would be that slow still........ bad injectors? wouldnt i havea light? got me yall anyone?

[jdmaccordbo!916]

have you tried tightening the throttle cable... if you do this, it will give you a better response from take off...

[matts]

won't that just make the car idle higher? how about things like pullies, maybe a flywheel?

[H22accord]

I have an auto also. At idle my car runs at about 600 rpms. My car really won't smoke em up unless I rev it up in neutral then let off the gas and then put it in drive. Although I have seen a dig difference when I put the intake on and some pulleys. I would love to do the h22 also but money dosen't grow outta my ass so right now i'm stuck with the f22b1. A flywheel would help, headers, exhaust, throttle body spacer, etc. If I punch it I can get it to churp a little but I need more torque than that. So i'll just do what I can to the f22 now and then when I get the money do a swap.

[96cordlx]

If you keep doing neutral drops your gonna need a new tranny very very soon

[jdmaccordbo!916]

If you keep doing neutral drops your gonna need a new tranny very very soon
well i guess im glad that my trannie is under warranty then...lol.... goes out in the next 12 months i get it replced for free... :D if it goes out after that, thenill get he f20b trannie..

[matts]

Although I have seen a dig difference when I put the intake on and some pulleys.

how much of a difference did you see with just the pullies? i just put and aem cai on, and there is a difference, but i expected more. it also might be because i've only ever used it in this cold weather we are having.

anyone have a lighter flywheel?

[eyentheterrible]

so im thinking i dont have much torque...... what is the stock torque on these accords? and ive got an auto so i dont have a flywheel right? maybe the 600 for the levelten torque converter really is worth it. so i need to start building my engine huh. thatks for the info guys got to go to school now...peace

[95AccordVTEC]

If you keep doing neutral drops your gonna need a new tranny very very soon


I can vouch for that - I just spent $2500 on a re-manufactured tranny because I ALWAYS did the neutral drops to peel out, and to race and to be stupid. And from the time I started doing it to the time I bought the new tranny was not even a year. It finally snapped when I was racing a BMW one day and I could only use first gear...I had to drive home on the freeway in first gear. Not too fun! AND I LOST!! boo! (who am I kidding? I never had a chance lol)

But if you want better throttle response - get a Weapon R throttle rotor and tighten your throttle cable. They don't increase idle, because the cable is already loose - tightening it just eliminates slack, so when you press the pedal, it doesn't have to pull that cable tight before it opens the throttle...it just OPENS the throttle. Also - the weapon R throttle rotor is the best money I've put into my car...it claims to improve throttle response by 50% and believe me - IT DOES! I get to full throttle without pushing the pedal all the way to the floor and in half the time. It only cost me $30, and 10 minutes to install (with a minor slip up), and I went and drove it around, and you can feel an IMMENSE throttle response increase. It is so unbelievable - I love it! I would definately recommend it - check ebay.

[eyentheterrible]

cool i just checked those out on ebay and if i had the dimensions i could make them my self. maybe ill buy one and fab off of that. anyone interested if i could make them for like a few dollars?

[anasowner]

hey for a few bucks, lemme know what you come up with ill give it a try

[Da_VTEC_KiD]

:) coool am get one right now heh heh :D

[Twistedframe]

If you want more throttle response, then just add a WeaponR Throttle Rotor.. That thing will make the car want to jerk your freakin head off!

My car is SO damn violent at low speeds, I mean you have to be extremely careful in parking lots or in heavy traffic (especially in low gears)

It cost me about 5 bucks 3 years ago, and now they are 25... I guess they realized what they had there! hehe

also, yes, tighten your throttle cable while the engine is running, that way you can immediately hear if you have it too tight or not. Tighten until the point to where it just about makes it rev up, but doesnt.

Between those two things, you will swear you have just added 50 hp! haha

The response you get from that is outstanding!

[OOAccordVTECOO]

so ur serious about this throttle rotor cause if this is all true i am ordering one as soon as possible

[Twistedframe]

Hell ya d00d! DO IT!

:)

You'll love it man!

[OOAccordVTECOO]

alright im gettin one

[OOAccordVTECOO]

I just ordered one it will be here tomm i can't wait

[OOAccordVTECOO]

Ya i got my throttle rotor and i guess it does some but i was wondering if it is normal that u can only push ur pedal like an inch, it is a bitch to push any farther is this how urs is

[Twistedframe]

Negative. Mine is fine.

You may have tightened the return spring somehow..

When you took off the nut, did the whole spring assembly pop off?

Maybe try this. Take it back off and allow the spring to turn itself once to relieve some of the pressure, and then reinstall it. That may help.

If not, then your throttle cable may not be going all the way into that guide groove, and actually coming out and over the side of the rotor creating extra drag..

[OOAccordVTECOO]

No i just took off the nut then took off that little white washer and put the throttle rotor on and put the new washer on then tightened the nut then put the throttle cable on the new throttle rotor

[Twistedframe]

Get a buddy or someone to push on the pedal slowly for you, and you watch the rotor for any kind of strangeness that it may be doing..
It could possibly be on there at a funky orientation and rotating on all axis instead of just one.

Very wierd.. Just putting that on should not have done anything to make it act that way.

Also, try this, Take it off if all else fails, and put your stock one back on. Try the pedal and see if there is any difference. If not, then something just happened to it, and you need to track it down. If it returns to normal, then reinstall the new one to see if it still does it, and if so, then something is wrong with the rotor.

I have no clue what could be wrong with it, seeing as how it is a single piece of metal.. It could be warped and putting pressure on the cable as it turns ya know?

Return it for a new one if you determine that it is junk of course.

[OOAccordVTECOO]

what do u mean put the stock one back on? ur not suppose to take it off r u?

[badazzaccrd]

Yeah, get a lighter flywheel for your AUTO tranny.

[badazzaccrd]

what do u mean put the stock one back on? ur not suppose to take it off r u?

I think he meant, return it to stock.

[OOAccordVTECOO]

well no shit sherlock but he said put the old one back on and i don't think u were ever suppose to take it off

[Twistedframe]

Hey! hehe , yea I'm a r3t4rd! It's been so long, that I forgot how mine was set up I guess. I didn't take my stock rotor off as it turns out.

So, yea. What I was saying was, as a test, to return the cable to the stock rotor and see if the problem persists.

If it does: You have a new issue that has come up. You will need to track this down and fix it. Most likely the cable is kinked or snagged on something.

If it doesn't: Your rotor is bad or you installed it at a catawampus angle. Check the rotor for signs of warpage or knicks in the metal that could be snagging the cable.

[OOAccordVTECOO]

could the rotor maybe be tightened to much, just to make sure i am right the rotor has like a cylinder type thing on it the opposite side of where the cable goes on, that goes toward the back right? And did u leave the little white washer on that was origianlly on ur stock rotor or did u take that off