2013 Dodge Dart owner
This is my first post.
I'm looking for other Dart owners and to see if they have any success stories. I don't plan any major mods - but after only 8,000 miles - I have a best tank of 39.65mpg. The only thing I have done is air up my tires to 45psi. |
Nice looking car- how do you like it?
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Overall it's a nice car and I would buy it again. But it does have a "throttle lag" (not turbo lag). There is a delay between what happens with your foot and what happens with engine RPM. I have killed this car, due to letting out the clutch pedal too fast/soon, more than every other car I've ever had - all added together.
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Trick for you
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1 - Turn key to ON (but don't start the car 2 - Wait for all lights to go off (check engine will stay on but that's ok) 3 - Slowly press accelerator to the floor 4 - Hold 3 seconds (or a bit longer) 5 - Slowly release all the way 6 - Turn key to OFF 7 - Start the car This will calibrate your pedal, it helped a lot to remove the throttle lag in my '13 Caravan. Hope it helps! |
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Either way, welcome Fozzwad. Those new Darts are good looking machines. |
I tried the steps that Jack-MTL outlined. My car does not have a ON position for the key so I turned it to RUN. That was the position that didn't start the engine, but made the gauges light up.
I'll report back on success or failure - possibly tomorrow. |
Okay - I drove the car all day yesterday without killing it once. (BTW - I'm 49 and have been driving stick shifts since I was about 14). Either it made a difference even though I can't really feel a difference, or I was just a lot more careful yesterday.
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