sportswagon

i now have 6700 mi on my avant so i finally tried to floor it, i was very disappointed how i can floor it all the way and get a very slow response, like after 2 seconds....... it seems i get more power by accelerating it slowly.... is that how i'ts suppose to be??.... have u tried flooring your cars too and get the same response???? tnx

April

Try using 3/4 throttle.Use repeated quick throttle inputs too.

woofpup

For emissions purposes, the engine won't always give you full power when you floor it - especially if you're below 2000 RPMs (and that's probably compounded on the 1.8T by the turbo needing to spool up as well).

You'll find that if you're already moving and floor it above 2000RPMs, you'll get pretty good response, though yes, it won't always be great. The ECU is trying to avoid a momentary rich condition, which is bad for emissions. The trade off of performance vs. the environment, I suppose.

I have this same experience on my 3.0, as well as on my old 2001 VW GTI VR6 (also drive by wire).

AggregatVier

I wonder, then, if the chips seem more reponsive by bypassing this behavior.

HDClown

so not sure if they do it on 02 DBW cars.

AggregatVier

Perhaps they're still constrained by CAFE/AQMD rules?

swimman

The lack of throttle response from a stop. Press the gas and it hesitates to get going. They need to do something about it. (the car is a 1.8 tip)