Hello, not sure if anyone can help with this but I figured its worth a shot. My Mom drives a Nissan Versa, and the accelleration on this thing is just dismal. Now I know its a tiny little four banger under the hood, but the go-juice is so lacking that I honestly thing something might be wrong with the car.

I took it out for a test drive tonight, and even though Im used to my Z, this thing just seemed like it wasnt running right. There was very little perceivable difference between launching from a standstill at 30-40% thottle or wide open throttle.

Heres wherethings get tricky though: It uses one of those drive by wire systems for the accelerator, and Im not sure how to verify that thing is working correctly.

If anyone has any suggestions as to what could be causing this, please let me know.

 

take it to the dealer ship.

 

She already has twice and honestly theyve been giving her the run-around on it.

Ive also already checked the intake for obstruction and confirmed that the air filter looks good. Her fluids all check out fine as well.

 

i think its just slow my grandmas focus is discustingly slow to

 

its got 122hp at the crank and weighs 2700ish pounds. thats good for low to mid 17's in the quater mile and somehow i dont think any transmission they have is set up for max performance.

 

My mom's Pathfinder ran an 18.0 at 73 mph in the quarter mile
(slowest 1/4 mile run I ever hope to make). It struggles to accelerate from 75 to 80 on the interstate. It topped out at the 108 limiter, but only after flooring it across half of the Howard Franklin. Some cars really are just that slow.

 

its a Nissan Versa, its going to be that slow. And thanks to drive-by-wire throttles, its going to feel even more anemic and slow.

Sucks but thats the way things are.

 

With your type car,
Can you tell if the intake will open further
when the gas pedal is floored?

I recently adjusted the throttle cable on a different type car because it was not opening all the way. It made a difference.-Bob

 

It's a VERSA! Not hating because I love all my nissan's but sorry man, it's a VERSA. G/L

 

Tonight Im going to pull the intake off and inspect the throttle body Im wondering ifi its sticking or otherwise not opening all the way.