You drive a high-performance automobile for a reason: performance. Few things are more frustrating than engine lag in your high-performance vehicle. There are several things that can cause problems with the engine’s performance. Excelerate Performance lists these things below. We can inspect your engine to determine the exact cause of the engine lag and repair the problem.
Clogged Air Filter
The air filter must be changed every 12,000 miles to make sure it never clogs. A clogged air filter will directly affect the amount of air that makes its way into the combustion chamber. When this happens, your engine performance will suffer as will your fuel economy. In fact, a severely clogged air filter can make it impossible to start your performance automobile.
Clogged Fuel Filter
The same is true with a clogged fuel filter. This filter should be changed every 30,000 miles to make sure that it is not loaded down with contaminants and sediment. You need an influx of clean fuel in the combustion chamber in order for your performance engine to perform the way it should. The clogged filter will prevent your engine from getting its top performance.
Clogged Fuel Injectors
Unfortunately, clogged fuel injectors can prevent you from getting the performance you want out of your engine or even starting the engine in the first place. As with the fuel filter, the fuel injectors should be professionally cleaned every 30,000 miles. Over-the-counter fuel injector cleaners do not do as good a job of removing the carbon deposits as a carbon cleaning does.
Faulty Fuel Pump
If your fuel pump is going out, this, too, will affect your engine’s performance. You will have engine lag at high speeds and when your vehicle is under stress. The fuel pump lasts, on average, 100,000 miles. If your high-performance vehicle is also a high-mileage vehicle, the cause of your engine’s poor performance may be a malfunctioning fuel pump.
Vacuum Leak
If your high-performance automobile ends up with a vacuum leak, this will fill the engine with air and leave you with a sputtering performance. You may also be able to hear the vacuum leak if you can hear suction sounds or hissing noises coming from your engine. You will also notice a significant difference in how your RPMs are registered on the tachometer. They will be too high and sporadic.
Bring your high-performance vehicle into Excelerate Performance in Branford, CT, today if you are experiencing issues with your engine’s performance. We will get to the bottom of the problem and fix it.