Just finished my break-in period, does this engine not like to rev?

m4a1mustang

Intake and exhaust will help smooth things out. The engine is a lot smoother without restricted breathing... its a big difference!

I agree that the car doesn't feel fast. Power delivery is, well, unexciting to say the least. You just have to trust that its going much quicker than you think it is.

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Matt

My engine sound/feel was like night and day above 5k (well, throughout the entire band, tbh) once I got new exhaust/HFCs. No words can express how much better it sounds and feels.

I have to say, my biggest disappointment was how coarse/rough the engine felt around 6k, right after break-in. I was so happy to get past break-in, only to be let down by the worry that my engine was about to explode.

If you plan on modding at all, make hfc/exhaust your first mods. Intakes aren't showing a lot of gains, from what I've seen, below the 6-7k RPM range, so it may not be the most "bang for buck" as a daily driver.

As far as being "slow", I think you'll notice the car seems to get a little quicker as you put the miles on it. It felt like I could floor it in 3rd gear and it wouldn't even respond. Now that I'm up around 3k miles (not much compared to other members), I think flooring it would put me into a ditch!

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Modshack

Mine too, and really, the only thing I don't like about the car. While an exhaust and intake will change the sound, it really doesn't change the feel....

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Matt

It may be mental, but I don't feel anywhere near the same harshness as I did from the engine.

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370Zsteve

Judging from your Einstein pic, I'd say "mental".

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m4a1mustang

Its not buttery smooth but I do feel like it helps the feel out a bit. Could be all in my head, though.

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370Zsteve

Case in point: I'm driving on the Merritt Pkwy in CT the other day, there is a stretch between Westport and Norwalk where there are no exits for about 3 miles, and there are no other cars so I figure "what the hell, can't get much safer than this" so I turn on the radar detector and drop down a gear and floor it. In no time I'm going pretty fast, I figure maybe I'm getting close to 100...so I check the speedo and it's at 130. Holy schit.

Let's just say the power is very linear and that can fool you.

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That's me with my Bunnies! They be groovin' on my hood ornament y0

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