Better acceleration with mileage?

2004 V6 3.9 · 06-03-2007, 10:28 PM

i think i asked this sometime before in a different thread but...

has anyone noticed a difference in their acceleration (faster) after about 12,000 miles?
my car seems faster now, or i just learned when to give the gas at the right time.
does anyone elses RPM go into the redline/ is it safe?

FBCBEER · 06-03-2007, 10:39 PM

Are you auto? Its not supposed to go into the redline, and its not safe for your engine. Sometimes cars have a break in point, but its usually more like 2000 miles, not 12000. I bet youre just a better driver with it.

2004 V6 3.9 · 06-03-2007, 11:12 PM

yeah im an auto... andi did learn how to drive it alot better.. but it seems alot better than before

FBCBEER · 06-03-2007, 11:22 PM

Have you owned it since brand new? If so, have you changed anything? type of gas? type of driving? highway or city? Anything like that? New tires or anything you can think of?

If you havent owned it from the beginning, maybe you are taking much better care then the person before you.

2004 V6 3.9 · 06-03-2007, 11:31 PM

i have owed it since it came from the factory

everything else is exactly the same.. no new tires, same gas as always, no new mods.. i have been driving less on the highway but i dont think that would change anything

SilvrStang · 06-03-2007, 11:31 PM

Redline RPMs isnt safe on auto,u should get that checked out and as far as the acceleration it might be because of the break in process of the engine itself

2004 V6 3.9 · 06-03-2007, 11:42 PM

well i mean it only touches the redline like maybe 3 millimeters into it

but now the car really jumps into second too and its only happeneds during "pedal to the metal" when i hit the gas at the right timing.

FBCBEER · 06-03-2007, 11:54 PM

hmmm. I dont know what would cause that change. Unless there is something wrong with the transmission that would make it shift harder....but that wouldnt explain the better performance....Im lost.

hpwrestler220 · 06-04-2007, 12:32 AM

i redline like 250rpm's in sometimes...its only when my car is about to change gears and then i floor it...that may be what ur talking about? mine redlines in 1st too though..just take it easy on ur engine. dont do it all the time

MantaDreams · 06-04-2007, 01:31 AM

could it b u retrained the computer?
do 04 comp modules go through a learning phase?