Nothing yet has gone wrong with the car since I have got it.
Although I have not had this car for long it has been pretty good to me for the time I have had it. Since I live in Canada and I have only had it since the early part of winter I haven't had a change to test out the performance of this car. I find the power of this car lacking when pressing the gas down to far, and the gears seem to sleep for a few seconds then finally catch into the next gear and making it accelerate. I do have 2 questions for anyone who could help me out. 1) If I where to race what would be the best way to go about pressing the gas? Just slam the pedal to the floor? 2) The engine seems really quiet and since I'm novice driver and the car does not include a tachometer I'm not sure how hard I'm pushing the engine. If anyone can help me out you can e-mail me at patrick_tytgat@hotmail.com it would be much appreciated.
First, your car is so far removed from being anything even close to a performance car that you should not expect to be too competitive in races. Your Olds was designed to transport Mom and Pop and their kids to church in comfort, not challenge other cars at stoplights.
A bigger concern, though, is that anyone who does not even know how to accelerate their car should probably not even be driving, let alone attempting to race. I'm glad you live in Canada so will not be likely to encounter you on the road...
If you want to race, just put the pedal to the metal. As for
the lack of a tachometer, leave the transmission in drive.
That way, engine RPMs will not go too high.
Pedal - Metal is B-A-D. This will spin your tires even on dry pavement, and after a while will damage your axles (this engine is damn strong, 165hp and 220ft/lbs) and as such should be compensated for. This is not a race car, just a really strong boat, and should be treated that way. This car also has the Driver Information Center (can't remember if it's standard equipment) which under the "gauges" button will give you coolant temp, tach, and one other thing that I can't remember at the moment. Hell, if you want to "tune" your olds, just grab a supercharger off of another 3800 Series 1 engine (92 Bonneville for instance).
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