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Old 09-29-2009, 09:19 PM
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Default Car jerks after i let of the gas

So i have an 08 TC. MT. When i let off the gas the car jerks quite noticeably. This happens more than half the time. i do have an after market clutch. Any idea why this is happening or what it is?
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does it happen only after hard acceleration?
i see you have a turbo kit for sale, is it still on the car? if not, did it happen shortly after you took it off? or has it been an ongoing problem?
is it the type of jerk you get when you hit the rev limiter (one jerk), or the kind where your car is stalling (multiple jerks)?
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Started after the kit came off. It's not hitting the rev limiter or stalling. It just jerks the best why to describe it would be like if you let out the clutch too fast.
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My 08 MT tc did this everytime i let off the gas if i was in 1st gear going at a slow speed, sense i bought the car brand new. I think its a mixture of the drive by wire system and soft motor mounts. I have the energy suspension mounts on my car now and it fixed the problem for me.

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The AC being on while driving will make this more noticeable but it's just drivetrain lag unless you have CV joints that are about to explode lol.
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now tC's are doing the jerk dance wtfff
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^^ pretty soon they will be doin the stanky leg!?! but anyway i think a good set of motor mounts would do the trick.
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Id look at the motor mounts.
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