i've noticed something weird

[mtosofsky]

so i was driving down the highway rolling with my friends. we were doing a gumbball rally down the highway chasing an audi rs4. so i was acceleration in 4th doing about 115. my rpms were at around 5300ish, i had let off the throttle then immediately floored it again and my rpms jumped straight to 6500 and i hit the speed limiter so fast. then later on that afternoon i was accelerating at normal speeds and i tried this again. i was accelerating in 2nd gear and i let off the throttle and then floored it again and it seemed to give the car some extra juice. any ideas on why this is? any ideas about my weird rpm jump? mayb torque converter or something?

[bmorrisj]

waffle @ at chasing an RS4

you probably drive an automatic and it might be something with the torque converter

[mtosofsky]

yup its an auto...sadly. it was my sisters car, but non the less a great hand me down. it drives smoothly. handles incredibly for FWD, and has some decent top end power. makes a nice noise too =]. but yea im thinking something with the torque converter. and the rs4 didnt seem that fast. i mean i was maxed out at 123 but my friends vw gti 2.0t was right up its ass

[bmorrisj]

QUOTE (mtosofsky @ Sep 22 2009, 09:36 AM)

yup its an auto...sadly. it was my sisters car, but non the less a great hand me down. it drives smoothly. handles incredibly for FWD, and has some decent top end power. makes a nice noise too =]. but yea im thinking something with the torque converter. and the rs4 didnt seem that fast. i mean i was maxed out at 123 but my friends vw gti 2.0t was right up its ass[/b]

yes the rs4 weighs close to two tons but i doubt that gti was keeping up, vids or it didnt happen...

RS4 = sex, i would sooo get one...

is this your first car? if so i could understand why you feel the way you do about the car... just wait when you start making some $$ and buy your own choice of car... you'll be like "wtf was i thinking"

[mtosofsky]

nope not my first car. i have my mazda 6. and i drive my parents 2009 mazda 6a gt and i have to say i like the power of the new v6, but i like the drive and the looks of mine better. i do miss the srt8 jeep my dad brought home though, that thing was so fast.

[bmorrisj]

not your parents rides.... your own.... your name on the title.... its that much sweeter.... my pops has two novas 8sec and 9sec cars, but im not going to say they are mine until they are passed down to me...

[mtosofsky]

kind of hard to have your name on the title when your 17. my parents pay for my car since im busting my ass off in school. once im in college im getting rid of the 6 and getting either a 370 or ill finance my moms 6s gt and do stuff to that

[bmorrisj]

thats what im talking about!! down the road when you get your own stuff, its going to be an awesome feeling....


but yes, it might be your auto, hope this is not first signs of it giving up the ghost

[MrTea]

is there a reason we feel the need to say how fast we and others are able to drive on public hwy's? though it's not necessarily "racing" please refrane from those type of posts, they are not needed in any way to convey the question at hand.