07-26-2019, 11:55 PM | #1 |
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Car feels sluggish when it’s dirty
My 330i is extremely peppy, but I've noticed it gets sluggish. However, after I hand wash the car, it's peppy again. But only if I clean the wheels.
For example, this past week it became sluggish after two weeks of not washing it. Even in sports mode when I put my foot on the gas, the car just didn't just fly as it usually does. So, I washed the car yesterday, but I didn't have time to clean the brake dust off of the wheels. I noticed that it ended up remaining slow and sluggish. Anyone else experience this? |
07-27-2019, 09:48 AM | #5 |
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Different gas, premium? I live in South Jersey and can’t use WaWa gas in my car or motorcycle without it running like crap.
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07-27-2019, 11:20 AM | #8 |
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Since were in the discussion, anyone know any good products to use for the rims... I have to constantly clean my wheels to get the enormous amount of brake dust off... They literally get dirty again after a hour of driving.. any good spray on products ??
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07-27-2019, 11:27 AM | #9 |
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Meguiars Hot Rims cleaner for painted wheels. It works perfect. Also get Beadmaker and coat wheels with it to reduce brake dust from sticking to wheels.
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P&S Bead Maker is sold at a lot of places. $13 on Amazon
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07-27-2019, 10:06 PM | #14 |
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Guys I'm totally serious lol. It's 100% sometimes it responds slowly other times it's fast. Always use the same shell v power gas.
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BTW, a good wax job will also decrease aerodynamic drag.
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It's a known problem. You should be able to fix this with coding.
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Soap and water with a high quality wheel brush usually. Sonax every other wash. I wouldn't use anything else.
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How does a dirty car equal sluggish acceleration?
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That's what everyone in this thread is trying to find out 😂
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