Gas Pedal Delay

kenny's 370z · 09-14-2012, 06:42 PM

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wstar · 09-14-2012, 07:00 PM

Just put on LTH's, then you don't have to worry about failing cats

kenny's 370z · 09-14-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Just put on LTH's, then you don't have to worry about failing cats

well it's not the cats.it got down on the interstate tonight and all i can say is.this car baffles the hell out of me

kenny's 370z · 09-15-2012, 06:04 PM

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DIGItonium · 09-15-2012, 06:06 PM

The blue stuff comes with new cars. Even the dealer uses the green stuff.

kenny's 370z · 09-15-2012, 06:08 PM

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wstar · 09-15-2012, 09:12 PM

The dealerships are supposed to use the blue stuff in our cars during maintenance. It's called "Blue - Long Life" on the side of the bottle.

IcedZ · 09-16-2012, 11:51 PM

Maybe that's all this problem is. A bunch of bad thermostats. Anyone else (DIGI?) care to try this?

ZForce · 09-17-2012, 10:46 AM

Interesting....my dealer used the green on the 30k maintenance (flush radiator). Radiator temp on the cluster has never reached an alarming range...just the same never trust the gauge, testing the thermostat like kenny did is more sound.

I will try this....

Q: a lot of guys are using Redline WaterWetter, would this be a good additive to the blue coolant from dealer?

Red Line Synthetic Oil - WaterWetter® Coolant Additives - WaterWetter®

DIGItonium · 09-17-2012, 11:29 AM

I just flushed the coolant system twice the past few months... pretty exhausted at the moment lol. The car is at the dealer almost once a month for little things... next is seat belts.

cab83_750 · 09-18-2012, 02:56 AM

I am hoping it is the thermostat. Please note that that I had this dreaded gas pedal delay 'early in the morning after driving about 5 miles'. I left the house in the morning, drove 5 miles to the gas station, filled up and when I tried to make a right turn, the car just sat there for seconds (felt like forever).

And just to refocus, the gas pedal delay is "separate" from the lethargic/sluggish performance when the temperature is hot. I believe I solved this issue when I installed Modshack's oil cooler setup.

luigi90210 · 09-19-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

It is actually faster in AT to floor it. since if you want to floor it in MT you need to put the gearbox in manual and then down shift to the right gear.

while in the AT mode you just SLAM your foot down and it instantly shifts to the lowest possible gear.

I never had this kind of delay other than the gearbox shifting

I thought you can just hit the paddles and it will go into manual mode for a bit?

Tbh going into manual mode and downshifting is much faster than flooring it in D.when you choose the gear you want to be in, its instant power opposed to waiting for the car to downshift than getting the power.

Oh and you make it sound like its a pain to drive a MT, all I have to do is press the clutch and shift into a gear lower than overdrive(I usually shift into 4th) and I have my power lol.

BrandonT · 09-22-2012, 09:09 PM

Kenny I would think if the coolant is hot as hell going in to the radiator, and cool coming out, I would say that shows the radiator is doing its job? Either that or there is low flow, but that is probably not a radiator issue (but could be the thermostat)? Anyway I think the thermostat thing is very interesting. Was your replacement a Nissan part? What temp are they specced at?

kenny's 370z · 09-22-2012, 10:39 PM

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bushman66 · 09-23-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by IcedZ

Killing VDC doesn't do a DAMN thing for those of us with the serious problem. It sounds like you guys just don't like the throttle mapping. This thread has to do with a serious problem where occasionally the car falls flat on its face with the pedal to the floor then gives you whiplash.

I haven't been here in a while, but I added the 34 row cooler from Z1, oil temps now run no hotter than 200, even on 110+ days and the car still does this. Absolutely mind boggling how Nissan can let this go. Its a serious safety issue...several times I have punched it to enter traffic etc and the car has fallen on its face.

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wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Just put on LTH's, then you don't have to worry about failing cats __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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09-15-2012, 06:06 PM	#845 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	The blue stuff comes with new cars. Even the dealer uses the green stuff. __________________

09-15-2012, 06:08 PM	#846 (permalink)
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09-15-2012, 09:12 PM	#847 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	The dealerships are supposed to use the blue stuff in our cars during maintenance. It's called "Blue - Long Life" on the side of the bottle. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 09-16-2012 at 11:54 PM.

09-16-2012, 11:51 PM	#848 (permalink)
IcedZ Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 194 Drives: 09 370 Yellow, 6MT Rep Power: 16	Maybe that's all this problem is. A bunch of bad thermostats. Anyone else (DIGI?) care to try this?

09-17-2012, 10:46 AM	#849 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 21	Interesting....my dealer used the green on the 30k maintenance (flush radiator). Radiator temp on the cluster has never reached an alarming range...just the same never trust the gauge, testing the thermostat like kenny did is more sound. I will try this.... Q: a lot of guys are using Redline WaterWetter, would this be a good additive to the blue coolant from dealer? Red Line Synthetic Oil - WaterWetter® Coolant Additives - WaterWetter®

09-17-2012, 11:29 AM	#850 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	I just flushed the coolant system twice the past few months... pretty exhausted at the moment lol. The car is at the dealer almost once a month for little things... next is seat belts. __________________

09-18-2012, 02:56 AM	#851 (permalink)
cab83_750 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Posts: 887 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z Rep Power: 417	I am hoping it is the thermostat. Please note that that I had this dreaded gas pedal delay 'early in the morning after driving about 5 miles'. I left the house in the morning, drove 5 miles to the gas station, filled up and when I tried to make a right turn, the car just sat there for seconds (felt like forever). And just to refocus, the gas pedal delay is "separate" from the lethargic/sluggish performance when the temperature is hot. I believe I solved this issue when I installed Modshack's oil cooler setup.

09-22-2012, 09:09 PM	#853 (permalink)
BrandonT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 169 Drives: 2009 370Z White Rep Power: 14	Kenny I would think if the coolant is hot as hell going in to the radiator, and cool coming out, I would say that shows the radiator is doing its job? Either that or there is low flow, but that is probably not a radiator issue (but could be the thermostat)? Anyway I think the thermostat thing is very interesting. Was your replacement a Nissan part? What temp are they specced at?

09-22-2012, 10:39 PM	#854 (permalink)
kenny's 370z Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: TN Age: 58 Posts: 243 Drives: 2012 frontier sv v6 Rep Power: 13	. Last edited by kenny's 370z; 11-09-2012 at 02:41 PM.

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