Hey all, I'm a new owner of an 07 GT with a manual trans. I've heard many people speaking poorly of the throttle response, which I have noticed. But upon driving the car more, I have another concern.
My throttle seems to return to idle quite slowly. Say for instance (not that I make a habit of it, but just for conversation), that I punch it in first up to 5k RPMs, put in the clutch and coast. It takes two seconds or more for the engine to return to idle. Similarly, if I let off of the gas while in gear at say 3k RPMs, the car continues at that speed. I'm used to a stick shift car where as soon as you let off the throttle while in gear, the car immediately slows down. It seems as if my throttle is very slow to close.
My question is this.... is this a normal phenomena on a car with stock tune? Have others out there noticed this as well, or should I take it back to Ford to take a look at it? Secondly, will a tune fix this issue? I haven't done the CAI/tune yet, for various reasons, but it will be my first mod down the road a bit. It isn't really a problem, just something slightly abnormal I noticed.
Thanks in advance.
P.S.... I'm still trying to break in the car, and haven't launched it yet, but what RPM do you guys typically launch at? I'm just curious, becuase this seems to stick to the road pretty well. (17" wheels, Pirelli tires, and 3.31 gears. I know the stick should have 3.55's, but my window sticker said 3.31)
My throttle seems to return to idle quite slowly. Say for instance (not that I make a habit of it, but just for conversation), that I punch it in first up to 5k RPMs, put in the clutch and coast. It takes two seconds or more for the engine to return to idle. Similarly, if I let off of the gas while in gear at say 3k RPMs, the car continues at that speed. I'm used to a stick shift car where as soon as you let off the throttle while in gear, the car immediately slows down. It seems as if my throttle is very slow to close.
My question is this.... is this a normal phenomena on a car with stock tune? Have others out there noticed this as well, or should I take it back to Ford to take a look at it? Secondly, will a tune fix this issue? I haven't done the CAI/tune yet, for various reasons, but it will be my first mod down the road a bit. It isn't really a problem, just something slightly abnormal I noticed.
Thanks in advance.
P.S.... I'm still trying to break in the car, and haven't launched it yet, but what RPM do you guys typically launch at? I'm just curious, becuase this seems to stick to the road pretty well. (17" wheels, Pirelli tires, and 3.31 gears. I know the stick should have 3.55's, but my window sticker said 3.31)