All solaras like this or just mine?

[Nyyankees3511]

My car seems pretty slow from about 70-80 is that normal? From start to about 65 its pretty fast.

[SC V6]

yeah... probably the gearing

[Nyyankees3511]

Yeah maybe its just the automatics.

[ChargedSolara]

get the s/c..it solves the problem =)

[Nyyankees3511]

i plan on getting one.

[SPF 0]

Not to state the obvious, but at 70 MPH, you're in overdrive. Much the same way that it's difficult to accelerate hard on bicycle when you're in top car, your car is having the same issues. Once it downshifts, you should accelerate in the way you would expect.

[Nyyankees3511]

When i floor it at around 65 it downshifts and it shifts at around 70 and thats when the rpms are around 4k and it feels a little slow from 70-80.

[DatSRBoi]

My manuel is slower then my dads automatic solara..

[SleeperSolara]

When i floor it at around 65 it downshifts and it shifts at around 70 and thats when the rpms are around 4k and it feels a little slow from 70-80.

Yeah i know what you talkin' about.
Mine does that too.
It the gearin'.
Like "ChargedSolara" said, to get an S/C that will solve all you problems.
I'm tryin' to get an S/C too.
To get a real good kick, from the Solara.
When you start off from 0mph and accel; just accel slow, and then when it about to shift to 2nd hammer the pedal and it'll shift back down to 1st gear and then you keep it til if shift to 2nd again.
I love doin' that.

[dominoSLEV6]

From 70-80 if you're floorign it in an automatic you should be in 2nd gear's top end. Our 2nd gears are good up until about 5.7k - 5.8k give or take. The top of our 2nd gear sucks, and unfortuantely you have to learn to trick an automatic into shifting into 3rd.

In runs at the track I've found doing manumatic with overdrive off to hit 2nd gear from 1st at 6k works as the best transition there, and then stick on your overdrive and throw it into "D"/drive and the car should be smart enough to hit your 3rd gear from 5.8k in your 2nd gear at around 75 mph. If you run any higher than that you're really not gainging anything and when you get into 3rd you'll feel third pick up better than your 2nd gears top end.

At least in my experiences.

If you're already at 70 and you gun it, you may just be holding in a higher gear and lsowly accelerating, it happens with our 1st to 2nd gear sometimes. Our 2nd gear basicly causes a lot of trouble, and you have to trick your car.

The best solution to this = get a manual

I've spent a lot of time leanring how to trick my transmission and getting the best feel for controlling my gears as I can, but sometimes the car just goes "ahhh nah, I don't feel like downshifitng today, sorry"

-chris

[ChargedSolara]

around 50-55 is my car's sweet spot..b4 i lowered boost, when i floored the pedal at that speed the car would rocket forward..probably the hardest range of power. it will pull nicely till it flips the next gear.

[xavier]

fast is a relative term. My 2az seems fast at all speeds but Im not looking to fly....just be able to gain highway speed quickly.... Actually, I take that back...I do want it to fly

[Dimik]

i got the same damn problem with my automatic.. no more automatics let me tell you.. there must be a way to solve this problem without SC? (though i am getting one)

[townboy2]

m... i have auto too but i don't see i have that problem