I wrecked my last car a year ago and I just bought an 88 civic hatch 4 spd. I know its only a 4 spd but it was really fast in acceleration. But after I dropped it, it slowed down. Like I have the pedal almost to the floor and Im only going 80...? Like it lost sensitivity in the gas pedal. I have adjustble cambers and got the wheels aligned and its still pretty slow. My car hasnt made any funny noises, doesnt burn oil, oil level is fine, no check engine light, etc. none of that. Its pretty good for only 138k miles. What can I do to regain that horsepower? Do I need to tighten a belt or something? Or just take it to have it tuned? If anyone has suggestions, I'd appreciate it.

 

May be stating the obvious, but did you put on bigger/heavier tires/rims? b/c that'll do it for sure

 

Well, I did get new rims, lightweight konig 16" rims. But this was after I had already lowered it. The engine seems fine and everything. Im thinking maybe the cam gear needs to be adjusted or the belt? I don't know.

 

did ya drive a fast car while it was being droped.LMFAO

i know when i was droping mine i drove my 66impala with a 400motor in it... and well lets just say my civic felt SLOW AS H#LL for awhile after i got it back on the road. LMFAO im just now geting used to it again...LMFAO

 

I dont know...I guess maybe I should change the oil. Thats one thing I havent done yet. Maybe thats it.

 

The gas pedal used to be super sensitive, now its not so sensitive and really not putting out a lot of power.

 

tune up..... loose accelerator cable.... loose clutch pedal...
so many things MIGHT have happened just for no reason explainable....
pop all the plugs out and check em..

 

yeah, a tune up sounds like the best answer.

 

Have you checked your brakes to make sure that they are not rubbing or something like that? I vote major tune up. Plugs, wires, dizzy cap and rotor, air filter, run SeaFoam throught it and chenge all your fluids.

Keep us posted with how she runs after the tune up.

 

a simple tune up won't cure a major sudden loss of power or acceleration, you haven't given that much detail, so it's kinda hard to diagnose the problem, there's no point in just going out and buying tune-up hardware when your car probably isn't in need of it.