Very Sluggish 97 Talon

[curt2go]

I just got a 97 Talon. TSI Automatic.. I have been doing a ton of reading already . Did all the free mods. Changed plugs stuff like that. Boost is good as far as I can tell. Get to 11 psi fairly quick. BUT it is VERY sluggish off the line. Like a 2 year old on a broken tricycle can start off faster. As soon as the boost kicks in then I'm gone but man its bad off the start. It may be a timing issue. I checked it but still have 2g cas and could not even see the timing mark near the indicator. So that leads me to believe that it is really retarded. So I did purchase a 1g cas but it is not here yet.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else it might be. Thanx.. TTY

 

[Sotarts]

How "sluggish" is it? Sluggish compared to what? Is the car doing anything else weird?

 

[curt2go]

No nothing else weird. It seems fine other than that.. I used to race old chevys but now have switched. I used to run 10's in my old Nova. So I Have some good engine knowledge but turbo's are new to me..
It just seems very spungy. I had a Protege 5 with 130hp and it would easily beat me off the line. But like I said when the turbo spools it gets really fast..

Let me know what you think.. TTY

 

[curt2go]

Any more thoughts?? TTY

 

[phunny]

Most likely you're just experiencing turbo lag with the added sluggeshness of an auto. For information on checking for boosts leaks and such check out www.vfaq.com . Hope I helped.

-Charlie

 

[curt2go]

I hope it is just not that sluggish. The Auto should not make it that bad.. Like I said I thknk the base timing is retarded cause I can't even see the mark when checking it.. TTY