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Old 02 Aug 2009, 03:31 am
cylinder3missfire cylinder3missfire is offline
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: illinois
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Unhappy Read threads for hours!

Hi all, I am newly the (proud?)(not sure yet) owner of an 01 n/a cruiser. After reading through posts for several hours I still have a few questions. I see many threads where people with n/a cruisers say they will at least chirp the tires on takeoff. My particular pt can be pulled on by my daughter on her tricycle for at least three telephone poles from a stand still. WOT makes the condition worse, 1/4 throttle gives much quicker accelleration. The power band is quite wonderfull though, just like most posters it comes in at about 3000 revs. However unlike most ive read it doesnt upshift just past the pickup, even at 1/4 throttle upshifts dont occur untill well past the 4500 mark and if you add more throttle as revs increase it will blast past redline at 3/4 throttle causing me to have visions of rods stuck in the pavement. Saying that, if you use less than 1/8th throttle it shifts right about the time the power comes on. Now the shifting doesnt bother me, I will worry about that later. What does concern me is the serious lack of power from the 2.4l plant under the hood. I know just about everyone asks this question but mine is a bit different. What is the best aftermarket intake to install on the pt for low end tourqe. Not the breather tube that everybody calls an intake. I mean the intake manifold bolted to the head with injectors and tb on it. Anyone know of a quad tb setup like weber carbs for this engine? Another thing, would adjustable cam gears be a good investment with stock cams on this sled or just a waste of time and tuning? Im not trying to build a race car. I would just like for the thing to get out of its own way if i tell it to. Top end and rev limiters dont concern me, just low end power and not getting left in the dust by some guy on a power chair! If any of you are in illinois let me know, cause I would really like a pt enthusiast to drive this thing and tell me if it seems normal. Three weeks into owning this cruiser and im sadly dissapointed. I would really like to do some body mods cause I like the styling but if it wont move its got to go. Sorry for the rant btw. Any help or places to look will be greatly appreciated as I am not much of a chrysler tech, mainly imports and gm. P.S. all sensor readings looked good as read from a genisys scanner including tps sweep. Im wondering if someone hasnt put a timing belt on a tooth off? Anyway enough for now, Thanks in advance!
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