Curious about power

[Saturn 5]

Out of interest, does anyone ever feel their car is out of tune or not quite right. I have a Griff 500 and when I drive it, it feels fine, it pulls well and drives great but it never seems to be quite as fast I expect it to be when I floor it. I was wondering if im just used to the power and am clutching at straws. I have had it for a year now and im pretty sure theirs nothing wrong with it. Id like everyones views on this, am I alone in this feeling?

[Saturn 5]

Thats what I find, im pretty sure its me getting used to the thrill. like you said, it still frightens me also, its a slightly worrying feeling though, just wondering if something is slighlty wrong with the setup.

[Saturn 5]

I too have these days. I have had my car around 10 months and sometimes think it could go faster but I personally put it down getting accustomed to it and the laziness that the car tempts you into. The thing is that it is so powerful that I sometimes just put my foot down to overtake instead of dropping a cog to feel the power or dropping two to fill my pants! Perhaps its all in my mind, a few drop downs through my gears wont go a miss to reasure me. Then like LEE my briefs will be filled with a collection of brown objects. I must admit I tend to labour my engine a little bit, whilst crusing, which deffinatley dosent help my pull away speed if im only doing 1500 RPM in 5TH gear and decide to wizz off. I will be changeing my driving style ASAP.

[Saturn 5]

I find mine runs better following a good run, blow the cobwebs and dandruff out a bit. Ill make careful note next time I fill up though, that sounds good to me. Fuel can go off over time, as can oil.

[Saturn 5]

Aparently when the battery is disconnected, and reconnected the ECU plays around with all mixture and idle settings for a few hundred miles. Then it settles at an optimum. Im sure Mark Adams sent me an E-Mail on this. Ill have to have a hunt for it. This may be worth trying, might work. Does anyone else know of this feature.