[non-roc] cis-e fox is slooowww..

[scirocco@insanetechnology.com (Wm. Josiah Erikson)]

Did you check the compression? Is it good? Clogged cats will make it run 
crappier and crappier the higher in the RPM range you go. In the extreme 
case, they don't even start (I've had this happen - crazy). Check timing - 
valve and ignition - and take the cat out if you think it might be 
clogged. For diagnostic purposes only, of course :)
	-Josiah


On Wed, 1 May 2002, Dave Novak wrote:

> Yeah. I know.. cloggin' this list with Fox questions. I should be shot.
> 
> Well I do you y'all are (in my opinion) the most knowledgeable vw mailing 
> list out there. So there... I can kiss ass, right?
> 
> Before you go and say "Damnit, Dave.. it's just a slow car," I'm saying it's 
> slow compared to my other identical Foxwagen.
> 
> Got an essentially free '89 Foxwagen back in September and towed it home.. 
> PO said head gasket blew. I determined it just needed new valve seals among 
> other work..
> 
> So, I put new valve stem seals in it, and popped a new head gasket on there 
> (not sure it needed it, though.. I make poor diagnoses). I've driven it 
> around a couple of times, and it's just a dog. Takes forever to get up to 
> 60.
> 
> Is this characteristic of a car with a clogged cat? Or would it just run 
> really poorly? It idles fine, and is otherwise running great. Just painfully 
> slow on the acceleration.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Dave