What could be causing low power going to the back wheels? I know there's nothing wrong with my motor, just had a full tune up, brand new intake manifold, 45 minute long intake clean flowing through the motor.

How easy is it for everyone to spin the tires in a straight line without braking?

It's next to impossible for me, and it pisses me off. What is causing this?

Any help/suggestions/comments/stories will be appreciated!

 

what engine?
what tranny do you have?
what rear end gears?


I spin mine pretty good, but spinning = not good if u want to be fast.

 

1992 Camaro
305 L03
I guess it was 700r4
Stock gears in the rear

 

ouch 2.73's should be stock.

those arent helping.

u should look into some nice 3.42's and a decent posi.



yeah and if the tranny is slipping that wont help either.

 

Your problem is the L03 motor, its a little weak. Also your 2.73 gears are really holding you back. It should be pretty hard to spin the tires with that combo.

Damn you beat me to it.

 

3.42's would kill my MPG though, correct? I drive everyday on a highway at around 65mph.

 

you need more engine and more gear

 

Low power going to the back wheels is usually due to low power coming from the crankshaft. There's no "power leaks" anywhere in between.

You have the base-model V8, the weakest one they put in cars that year. Basically a grocery-cart motor with gas-mileage grocery-cart gears, not intended for "performance" in any manner way shape or form. I don't know what you're expecting out of it but it's probably unrealistic.

If you just really don't like your tires and want to buy more, then in order to enable you to tear up the ones you have, I'd suggest a better motor and a set of gears of a more nearly performance-oriented ratio.