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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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Sluggish, all of a sudden...

Hey Buddies,

Well, lately I've seen a decrease in responsiveness....weird it seems better if I focus my foot on the top of the accelerator....we all know the feel of our cars thru time. Whatcha think standard tuneup or throttle body clean?? If this helps when I punch it lags on downshift.

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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 07:01 PM
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how many miles? probably start with tb cleaning.
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 07:04 PM
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how many miles? probably start with tb cleaning.
2011, turned 58000
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 07:56 PM
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Have you changed your battery recently?
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 08:33 PM
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Need an oil change?
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 11:37 PM
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Need an oil change?
this^, might be low on oil. vvel relies on oil pressure to operate optimally.
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 12:08 PM
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60k service, you close enough and TB cleaning, You have a little bit in front of you to do
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 02:14 PM
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Possibly dragging brake caliper(s), especially if you eventually develop a vibration through the steering wheel at higher speeds (sign of warped rotor(s))
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 02:19 PM
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Could be the faulty internal paper gasket. When mine went my car was getting sluggish..
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 02:51 PM
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my K&N filters on my stillen CAI's were dirty as hell last time they were cleaned. Makes a huge difference once air can actually flow through them. lol
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by NeverBoneStock
Could be the faulty internal paper gasket. When mine went my car was getting sluggish..
Which gasket is that exactly? And how do you know if it's going. My car feels sluggish but I've just been chalking it up to the summer heat...
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 04:34 PM
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post that explains it
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