driving a V-6 in the heat

JASonic · May 6th, 2007, 05:15 PM

It gets really hot and humid here. I've noticed ( more with this car than my others) that after I've run it in the heat of the day for a while it tends to get sluggish. It especially happens in stop and go traffic in the city.

I expect a bit of hesitation when its so hot but it tends to be more prominent in my Mustang. Is this just a normal quirk of the V-6? Or could there be a maintenance issue like needing new plugs or something?

Ive had a few times where I've hit the gas and the car doesnt want to "get up". The engine revs good but its like the transmission doesnt want to engage or something. Thats only happened twice to my noticing though. Usually its just plain "tired" feeling. :sleep

Cesar2cool · May 6th, 2007, 06:22 PM

Same here..after a couple of minutez of driving in this crazy hot heat..i live in california..its blazing hot right now..and ya my car felt sluggish after drivin it from work..i have a 30 minute drive..but around..27 or 25 minutes..it started to feel sluggish from dead stops..

GreenFaleen · May 6th, 2007, 06:22 PM

heat is bad on anycar, what kind of intake you got?

itschristorres8 · May 6th, 2007, 08:04 PM

try a tune up...then if not heat is always "enemy of engine"

JASonic · May 6th, 2007, 09:20 PM

Cezar-Thats what I get exactly. From dead stops. Once its going it seems ok. GF, Well i have the K&N FIPK which I assume is breathing alright. It was doing this with the stock set up before too.

I was thinking a tune up.. maybe the plugs are going bad er something. I just dont know.

If my air filter was getting a bit clogged, that could cause it too on take off right?

Onemanzu · May 6th, 2007, 09:46 PM

you could try a tune up and a lower temp thermo

MustanG_guy17 · May 6th, 2007, 09:47 PM

hm... I dont get dat problem...im in Fla. it was 91 today. 100% humidity.

JASonic · May 6th, 2007, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by MustanG_guy17

hm... I dont get dat problem...im in Fla. it was 91 today. 100% humidity.

GOOD! That means its not the car design!... that means its something I can adjust or replace.

And ya, your right, it was hot as shit today... I havent adjusted yet for the summer... you know those days when you open your front door at 7:00 am and it feels like you just opened the door of a running dishwasher.

itschristorres8 · May 6th, 2007, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by MustanG_guy17

hm... I dont get dat problem...im in Fla. it was 91 today. 100% humidity.

lol tell me about it

94stallion · May 6th, 2007, 10:18 PM

what can you do to get ready for the summer and prepare your car? what weight oil would your reccommend? i live in wisconsin and its ussually pretty nice but it does get up into the 90's for a while

Cesar2cool · May 6th, 2007, 11:38 PM

well..im getting a tune up and whole maintance tomorrow anyways cuz i needed it haha i was lagging on that..but ya my tune up and maintance will hopefully fix that problem..

Nick_Rapitis · May 6th, 2007, 11:39 PM

so far i havent had any problems but i dont drive it all crazy, most of the time at least

Onemanzu · May 6th, 2007, 11:43 PM

my summer plan is a new temp thermo... just waiting for a free day... new brakes... new filters that i haven't replaced and a lil bit of wax...

Cesar2cool · May 6th, 2007, 11:46 PM

Ya i have a lil problem..i think i shouldnt of been driving at 115..lol That might of made it sluggish especially with the heat..haha but there were noc ars..i couldnt help it..lol

LanceD · May 7th, 2007, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by MustanG_guy17

hm... I dont get dat problem...im in Fla. it was 91 today. 100% humidity.

Hear hear! It gets up to 115 regularly here, 120 if God decides he hates us. I've even had the privilege of feeling 128 degree weather. Now thats an experience.

The city where I grew up (Yuma, AZ) made the travel channel a few years ago as the third hottest city in the world. We lost to someplace in the Australian desert and some town in South America that was smart enough to be built/rebuilt/rebuilt/rebuilt/rebuilt next to an active volcano. If that isn't hell, its at least hell's main seaport.

Luckily its usually less than 5% humidity, so all you can really feel is your skin cooking. Wonder how my mustang feels?

ESG-642T · May 7th, 2007, 06:25 AM

Yeah And I live in TX,

Back when i was still in high school in 04-05 during football season it was regularly 100-115 (like 130 in pads ) but anyway the stang had no problem...

I passed out a few times i think

crashnebula · May 7th, 2007, 08:03 AM

I live in tx, and ive never had any problems yet. Its gets really bed here to.

JASonic · May 7th, 2007, 08:25 AM

you know what stinks too, you cant easily get to the front of the radiator on an 04. Theres no easy way to clean all the dried up bugs and debris off the front.

Cesar2cool · May 7th, 2007, 10:52 AM

ya thats a bummer..lol

JASonic · May 7th, 2007, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Nick_Rapitis

so far i havent had any problems but i dont drive it all crazy, most of the time at least

I noticed you have a vert. Have you had any issues with the seals? I just had the one above the back pass window "fall off". Its crazy. I havent had too many problems except for what I think of as "quality issues" with Ford. Have you had to replace any of those seals yet?

also, nice exhaust tips. some people in this forum were saying they didnt like the tips without the "GT" bumper. I have mine under the stock bumper and I think it looks great because you can see more of it.

May 6th, 2007, 05:15 PM	#1
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	driving a V-6 in the heat It gets really hot and humid here. I've noticed ( more with this car than my others) that after I've run it in the heat of the day for a while it tends to get sluggish. It especially happens in stop and go traffic in the city. I expect a bit of hesitation when its so hot but it tends to be more prominent in my Mustang. Is this just a normal quirk of the V-6? Or could there be a maintenance issue like needing new plugs or something? Ive had a few times where I've hit the gas and the car doesnt want to "get up". The engine revs good but its like the transmission doesnt want to engage or something. Thats only happened twice to my noticing though. Usually its just plain "tired" feeling. :sleep

May 6th, 2007, 06:22 PM	#3
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	heat is bad on anycar, what kind of intake you got? __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

May 6th, 2007, 08:04 PM	#4
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,806 iTrader: 2 reviews	try a tune up...then if not heat is always "enemy of engine" __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

May 6th, 2007, 09:46 PM	#6
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,551 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	you could try a tune up and a lower temp thermo __________________ My Foz

May 6th, 2007, 09:47 PM	#7
MustanG_guy17 Hardcore Enthusiast 2007 Mustang GT/CS Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milton,Florida Posts: 1,967 iTrader: 0 reviews	hm... I dont get dat problem...im in Fla. it was 91 today. 100% humidity. __________________ 2007 Mustang GT/CS 5spd: Flowmaster hushpower axle back,O/R X pipe,JLT CAI,93 Bama tune..laser interceptor dual jammers, Escort Redline RD,Laser Veil G4. MAVERICKS!!!!!!!!!! BABYYYY.. DALLAS COWBOYS

May 6th, 2007, 09:20 PM	#5
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	Cezar-Thats what I get exactly. From dead stops. Once its going it seems ok. GF, Well i have the K&N FIPK which I assume is breathing alright. It was doing this with the stock set up before too. I was thinking a tune up.. maybe the plugs are going bad er something. I just dont know. If my air filter was getting a bit clogged, that could cause it too on take off right?

May 6th, 2007, 10:18 PM	#10
94stallion Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: appleton, wi Posts: 75 iTrader: 0 reviews	what can you do to get ready for the summer and prepare your car? what weight oil would your reccommend? i live in wisconsin and its ussually pretty nice but it does get up into the 90's for a while

May 6th, 2007, 11:39 PM	#12
Nick_Rapitis Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang Convertible Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 20 minutes east of cleveland ohio Posts: 1,168 iTrader: 0 reviews	so far i havent had any problems but i dont drive it all crazy, most of the time at least __________________ Click The Picture!

May 6th, 2007, 11:43 PM	#13
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,551 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	my summer plan is a new temp thermo... just waiting for a free day... new brakes... new filters that i haven't replaced and a lil bit of wax... __________________ My Foz

May 7th, 2007, 06:25 AM	#16
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,319 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah And I live in TX, Back when i was still in high school in 04-05 during football season it was regularly 100-115 (like 130 in pads ) but anyway the stang had no problem... I passed out a few times i think __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle Random ESG fact: Had a prochamber on his v6 before it was popular. WTB: v6 BBK valve covers

May 7th, 2007, 08:03 AM	#17
crashnebula Regular 2000 Mustang v-6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 187 iTrader: 0 reviews	I live in tx, and ive never had any problems yet. Its gets really bed here to. __________________ 2000 V-6 Coupe Mustang, 17 inch rims, custom hood, exhaust is done!!

May 7th, 2007, 08:25 AM	#18
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	you know what stinks too, you cant easily get to the front of the radiator on an 04. Theres no easy way to clean all the dried up bugs and debris off the front.

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