My 405 DL drives the same way, I'm always having to floor it to get power
in the mid range. I think something's not right with it but I can't put
my finger on it. My point of reference is all screwed up as well since
my other car is a 505 turbo wagon.
I've been working on trying to identify the source of the power slump but
don't have a real answer. O2sensors, and plugged cats can be part of the
problem. So can dirty distributors, plug wires, dirty fuel filters etc.
Most likely is a combination of things brought on by the age of the car.
The 405 is a quick handling little car and cruises very nicely, I find
it's quieter than my 505.
Philip
On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:09:20 -0400 Douglas Sisson
<douglas.a.sisson@snet.net> writes:
>On Monday I got a chance to drive an '89 405s for sale by private
>owner. It looked great except for some clear-coat fade. The interior
>was
>a nice black leather. The engine was clean, although I did notice a
>small coolant leak. The seats weren't as comfortable as the ones in
>my
>'87 505sti 2.2l and had little torso support on each side. I was
>forced
>to go slower on turns for fear that I would slide out of the seat.
> When I started off I found the response much quicker from the
>1.9l
>engine and the auto tranny. While I was delighted by the front-end
>acceleration and around town driving, I was shocked at the lack of
>mid-range power. Getting on the highway I had to floor it to get any
>response from the car, and when I did I thought the engine was gonna
>blow. When the car downshifted the rpms went up to about 4500, and the
>engine was screaming. Anything less then flooring the gas would result
>in almost no acceleration.
> My lumbering '87 505 may get blown away off the line by a BMW,
>but they
>better get a good lead or I'll blow by once I get going. And
>accelerating on the highway is a breeze. Is this lack of midrange
>power
>normal for '89 405s or was there something wrong with that car?? If
>there is someone with experience in both cars I would be happy to hear
>thier opinion. Well I'm not buying it, regardless. Maybe I'll go look
>at that Mi16.
>Doug Sisson - '87 505sti 2.2l auto - West Haven
>
>
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