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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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rpms climb quickly but car doesnt move as fast

Well lets see if i can describe my problem a little better this time, first off, when i'am in gear lets say in first when i press on the pedal slightly and hold it there my revs keep on climbing, but the speedometer reads at a much lower rate, same with when i shift into other gears i notice that the engine speeds up very quickly with a little tap on the throttle and the rpms climb quickly
but the car sure isnt moving as quick. I just had a new clutch put in and the original flywheel that was machined, so i think it cant be the clutch. Do you think its the midpipe doing this???? any possible diagnoses?
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 06:33 PM
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How could the midpipe be causing it? Sounds like the clutch. Who installed it for you?
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 06:35 PM
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I agree with losttime....how do you figure midpipe...

sounds like clutch to me..slipping
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 06:36 PM
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sounds like a glazed clutch!
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 06:50 PM
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Did you break-in the clutch properly?
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 07:05 PM
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clutch... You put in the correct type right? You guys have the push and pull style in the states right?
good luck.....
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 07:06 PM
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did you remember to put in the bearing hahaha.. Im sorry I got laid this morning, so Im in a great mood
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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did you take the alignment pins out before you had the flywheel machined? if not the pressure plate won't be able to hold onto the clutch properly
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 09:44 PM
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Definitly a clutch problem.
Did you break in the new clutch?
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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What do you have to do to break in the clutch?
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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just like brakes....easy driving for a few hundred miles. no hard starts/launches--match revs when downshifting. jboncher has it right. pull the pins and machine where the plate mounts to the flywheel. most people ( well, the guy who does my flywheels) measure the distance of the stepdown from where the pressure plate mounts to where the disc surface is. keep the ratio the same and you should not have the problem that you do. sorry dude....pull it and check

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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 11:15 PM
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I had the clutch installed by wolfes mazda, the only place where is shouldnt have gone to get the clutch installed in the first place, but anyway i have a one year warrantyl on the clutch, the clutch grabs fine, but i have a one year warranty on the clutch, do you think i can get them to open it up with out labour charges? because i have the warranty on it?
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 11:22 PM
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If it grabs hard, then it should be fine.
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Old Apr 22, 2002 | 03:14 AM
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Re: rpms climb quickly but car doesnt move as fast

Originally posted by RotaryRockeTT
Well lets see if i can describe my problem a little better this time, first off, when i'am in gear lets say in first when i press on the pedal slightly and hold it there my revs keep on climbing, but the speedometer reads at a much lower rate, same with when i shift into other gears i notice that the engine speeds up very quickly with a little tap on the throttle and the rpms climb quickly
but the car sure isnt moving as quick. I just had a new clutch put in and the original flywheel that was machined, so i think it cant be the clutch. Do you think its the midpipe doing this???? any possible diagnoses?
No way in HELL it is your midpipe. It's your clutch.
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