3.0 owners---need help

[dmoe]

I just picked up an avant 3.0 tiptronic......when i am stopped and press the gas to accelerate--not to the floor--just to drive normally, the car kind of sits there and then goes....Its like theres a bit of a hesitation......Best way to describe it is like there is a rope with a bunch of slack in it, and then you start to pull on it gradually taking the slack out until there is none left....i have always had 12v vr6s and never had any sort of issue like this....is this normal for this small hesitation? or is something wrong?

Thanks
David

[ninoszag]

do your rpms jump when accelerating normally?? because my 3.0 hesitates and the rpms are crazy.. i havent been able to figure it out yet

[dmoe]

rpms arent crazy shifts like normal....just hesitates at the beginning

[gotquattro]

Have you ever owned a drive-by-wire before? The VR6 was cable right?

DBW has a lag on some that is...., um...., noticeable.

My 02 3.0 isn't bad at all, but my 02 GTI was the pits from the factory. APR chip fixed that, along with a bunch of other stuff.


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[dummptyhummpty]

That's how it is. A chip will help, but that's like $300

[gotquattro]

BTW-
What's the year/miles on it?
Are you able to check for codes?

Some 3.0 TIP's have had torque converter issues...


um...

prob'ly not your tho....


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[KJIV]

I have the same setup with a GIAC flash, it hesitates from a slow roll sometimes, I think it's just the transmission...

[jriddle11]

I know this won't help you but my car does not do that, but then agaun I have a 6spd not an auto.

[riot5alex]

hmm.. i have a 6 spd too... mine doesnt do that... or at least i dont notice it.

[bavaria75]

Hm, might has to do with the adaptive throttle. Check under the easter egg thread I believe it is at the FAQ DIY forum. Some pages back. Hope this helps

[dmoe]

ya....never owned a DBW before and the vr6 was cable.....so maybe it has somethin to do with that......what kind of chips do you guys recommend?

[gotquattro]

chips for a 3.0 TIP are a varied opinion.

Throttle response is mentioned as a plus, but not sure if they have been referring to off the line response or rolling. Coming from a VR6 background, you already know preformance gains are minimal at best, and TIP Chips specifically mostly don't do much, tho, I did read here within the last few days somebody posted about a TIP chip company that actually custom fine tunes line pressure and shift points. That would be interesting to hear more about...

My APR tuned GTI was a 1.8. Chipping a 1.8 is like buying a new car for $500.


For you, and your Avant still being new to you, I'd get or find somebody local who has VAGCom & pull codes first, find out what's what.

How many miles on it again? 15,000 to 115,000 makes a big difference on what to suspect...

[skeeball]

Must be a Tip thing.

[Tommy K]

Same issue with my 3.0 tip as well I was starting to think that there was a problem. However I'm leaning based on what people are saying that its normal.

[dmoe]

my 3.0 has 95,000kms.....have no one to have a vag-com done...but i may bring it to the dealer in the next month or so, and go from there

[abradley]

its very normal. called automatic trans and throttle by wire. there is a slight delay since our cars are huge computers so its not an immediate response

[dmoe]

i see i see...