Re[2]: Turtle to Hare

[treilley_at_BANKMARK@conseco.com (treilley)]

     That really has nothing to do with the power curve.  Besides, If you 
     want to accellerate fast, then you are going to put the pedal down all 
     the way and you can't force feed an engine.  
     
     The car car was designed to work this way.  It is not a dragster; it 
     is more of a touring car.  Look at it this way:  How many times do you 
     accellerate hard off the line?  How many times do you pass on the 
     highway.  The car is best at the latter for good reason.
     
     The formula is in the cam design, head design and the ecu.
     
     Tim NJ 90CQ, 77Spitfire
     
     


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Subject: Re: Turtle to Hare
Author:  drobbins@net2net.com (David Robbins) at Internet
Date:    6/18/96 9:41 AM



At 08:05 AM 6/18/96 -0400, you wrote: >

> Can some one out there give me an idea of why my '90 90Q20v is such a   
>turtle off the line and doesn't really make significant strides in the   
>power band until she's over at least 3500rpm.  I know that nothing is   
>wrong with the car and that this is a trait of the 20v, but I'm very   
>curious about the dynamics involved.  Much like some people I know, she's   
>much easier to love when she's breathing hard and screaming.
>
     
Part of the problem is in the throttle.  Audi used to use a straight line 
throttle whereby if you pushed the peddle down 1/3 of the way, the throttle 
would open 1/3 of the way.  I read that in 1995, they switched to a new 
throttle which opened more in the first 1/3 peddle travel.  This gives the 
feeling of newer Audis being quicker off the line.
     
Not sure if this helps or not,
     
-DMR.