Disapointment with performance

[ska8now]

1st off i have 2 clogged cats and am running lean atm. a mercury sable with the 3.0 duratec 2003 kept up with me and i won by a nose. i used to roast stock 5.0s and v6s. seems like this car should be faster. would cats and it running a little lean cause it to be slow. i almost wanna get rid of it for almost loosing to a sable. throw me some input on ur thoughts thank u.

 

[zach44102]

1st off i have 2 clogged cats and am running lean atm. a mercury sable with the 3.0 duratec 2003 kept up with me and i won by a nose. i used to roast stock 5.0s and v6s. seems like this car should be faster. would cats and it running a little lean cause it to be slow. i almost wanna get rid of it for almost loosing to a sable. throw me some input on ur thoughts thank u.

Um yes...... how about you fix the thing before you race it.

 

[ska8now]

lol ya i hear ya. but would it running lean and clogged cats drasticly **** the hp and accelaration

 

[zach44102]

Yes it would.

 

[Racer X]

I think you should stop racing your Taurus. Clearly Sables are not to be messed with.

 

[ska8now]

lol. with 202000 on the sable besides haha

 

[jnrock]

I agree The cats are not only restricting the exhaust flow but the o2 sensers are getting a false reading because of all the backed up exhaust gases. The Y pipes are not cheap and I don't blame you for not wanting to blow the money on just a guess. How did you come to the conclution that your cats are pluged come to think of it?

 

[Bob Gervais]

Southbridge, MA? Get that pile up to NESHO in Spencer. We'll have you fixed up and wasting Sonatas in no time.

 

[Rubix]

In all honesty dude, even with your car fixed and running under normal conditions you'll still barely pull away from a Sable or anything else with a Duratec. Gen 3 SHOs (or any N/A SHO) aren't fast, face the fact or sell the car.

 

[ska8now]

i used to roast allover 99_04 v6 stangs and old stock 5.0s all day. a v6 mustang has bout 190 hp and the sable with all its miles is pushin like 190hp. why would ford make a duratec faster than a mustang 6 cyl

 

[kevinspann]

Southbridge, MA? Get that pile up to NESHO in Spencer. We'll have you fixed up and wasting Sonatas in no time.

In all honesty dude, even with your car fixed and running under normal conditions you'll still barely pull away from a Sable or anything else with a Duratec. Gen 3 SHOs (or any N/A SHO) aren't fast, face the fact or sell the car.

i used to roast allover 99_04 v6 stangs and old stock 5.0s all day. a v6 mustang has bout 190 hp and the sable with all its miles is pushin like 190hp. why would ford make a duratec faster than a mustang 6 cyl

Bob, lets not go that far. Elantras maybe, Sonatas? I don't know.

Jamie, let's race

99-04 V6 Mustangs probably put down 150-160whp on a good day. They're not fast.

 

[zach44102]

why would ford make a duratec faster than a mustang 6 cyl

The same reason they put a v8 in a taurus.

 

[91PDXmocha]

Southbridge, MA? Get that pile up to NESHO in Spencer. We'll have you fixed up and wasting Sonatas in no time.

hehe the new sonata has a turbo 2.0 and makes like 270 ft lbs and runs low-mid 14's

not that it matters .

 

[newshofan]

Wait I figured out the problem........

Its v8Sho put a rocket behind it and it will still be slow

On a serious not if your cats are plugged it will cause issues. How's your gas mileage?

 

[AREA 91]

If your cats are plugged up, it will cost you quite a bit of power.

 

[Vnuk1]

Your first mistake, racing in a Taurus...

 

[Bob Gervais]

hehe the new sonata has a turbo 2.0 and makes like 270 ft lbs and runs low-mid 14's

not that it matters .

Let's not get crazy, I never said a NEW Sonata!

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Stuff your nose and mouth full of marshmallows and let us know how well you're able to breathe.

 

[Dubeckyj]

I agree The cats are not only restricting the exhaust flow but the o2 sensers are getting a false reading because of all the backed up exhaust gases. The Y pipes are not cheap and I don't blame you for not wanting to blow the money on just a guess. How did you come to the conclution that your cats are pluged come to think of it?

+1, how do you know your cats are bad? IIRC, they aren't a wear item, and don't usually need replacing unless something's wrong with the engine that cooks them in the first place.

Stuff your nose and mouth full of marshmallows and let us know how well you're able to breathe.

Mmm... marshmallows...

 

[AREA 91]

+1, how do you know your cats are bad? IIRC, they aren't a wear item, and don't usually need replacing unless something's wrong with the engine that cooks them in the first place.



Mmm... marshmallows...

Sounds like we should play "Chubby Bunny" at next year's convention.