Friday, September 5, 2014

Press on the gas but car stays at a slow constant speed no matter how hard I press the gas?

So I got a 2001 Honda civic ex manual 5 speed Bought it from a private dealer. (It has a cold air intake in it and a huge exaust) I have a air leak right where the headers meet the exaust pipe(I don't know if this helps) but when I get into 3rd gear or above the car won't go faster the harder I push the gas petal down. I can floor my petal and it will still go as fast as if I was barely pushing the petal down. It's sad cause the car goes pretty slow and it's upsetting when a old lady can pass you haha but also I noticed my rpms match my mph for example here's my speeds for each gear
1st - 1 - 20mph
2nd - 20 - 30mph
3rd - 30 - 40mph
4th - 40 - 50mph
5th - 50 and above
also any tips to gain more HP? And also help my speed with the gears so I'm not shifting so short timed?

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