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Old 08-10-2016, 09:37 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by MarkR171 View Post
I tend to agree with @Apex-Apex somewhat. The car could really use a little more power for the daily drive... just for passing/merging power. But the same goes for every econobox on the road. I don't think it really needs "at least 50" more horsepower, but it's probably fine with some headers to fix the torque dip. I daily mine and it's not really an issue, but it would be nice to have.
If the torque "dip" is an issue for you when passing or merging you are in the wrong gear. When accelerating I pass through the "dip" in about a 10th of a second. If you are hanging in the "dip" then downshift, power through it and then upshift again. This is driving.
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