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Oh and i run 93 octane on my car
 

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Agreed, these turbo engines respond differently than a NA engine. Even at high RPM's it's shift, wait a hair, and then go. Definitely needs some planning instead of instantly going.

Throttle response on some GM engines isn't all it could be from the factory. Even my old 3800 Series II (L36) Buick had an awful lag before it would kick down and go. A tune took care of that, and made the car drive "like it should". Nothing like mashing the gas at 35 mph, as it would do a 3-1 downshift and rocket forward.
 

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I checked my spark plug gaps and got the following:
.022
.025
.024
.019

I changed gap to .035 and the crazy idle is completely gone.Throttle response is slightly better. Thank everyone for the post. I really think Chevrolet goofed on this one. I'm going to fill up and check gas mileage and post results later. AWESOME!!!
 

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I checked my spark plug gaps and got the following:
.022
.025
.024
.019

I changed gap to .035 and the crazy idle is completely gone.Throttle response is slightly better. Thank everyone for the post. I really think Chevrolet goofed on this one. I'm going to fill up and check gas mileage and post results later. AWESOME!!!
I'll tell you right now that the .019 plug was the biggest cause of your issues. Good work! You can finally enjoy your car!
 

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I found my plugs were between .021 and .024
Since the factory recommendation is .028, I changed all mine to .032 (split the difference with .028 and .035)
It noticed an immediate improvement in the idle. The acceleration was better as well and didn`t seem to need to shift down or gun it to get going.
I suspect my mpg will improve with this 15 minute adjustment too. (I didn`t realize hoe easy it was to remove the plugs on this engine!)

Thanks for the tip!
 

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Well if this is a known problem then Chevy needs to solve it before someone gets hurt. i've almost had 2 wrecks because the car pauses and then decides to go.
I heard it has something to do with the throttle instead of the traditional cable it's a sensor and it takes a minute for the sensor to send the signal to the responding unit
 

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I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS. I've noticed that on take off the car hesitates a second before it goes. Example: pulling into traffic is very dangerous because when I floor it the hesitation sucks. Is anyone else having this issue?
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS. I've noticed that on take off the car hesitates a second before it goes. Example: pulling into traffic is very dangerous because when I floor it the hesitation sucks. Is anyone else having this issue?
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS. I've noticed that on take off the car hesitates a second before it goes. Example: pulling into traffic is very dangerous because when I floor it the hesitation sucks. Is anyone else having this issue?
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS. I've noticed that on take off the car hesitates a second before it goes. Example: pulling into traffic is very dangerous because when I floor it the hesitation sucks. Is anyone else having this issue?
I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS. I've noticed that on take off the car hesitates a second before it goes. Example: pulling into traffic is very dangerous because when I floor it the hesitation sucks. Is anyone else having this issue?
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
Agreed, these turbo engines respond differently than a NA engine. Even at high RPM's it's shift, wait a hair, and then go. Definitely needs some planning instead of instantly going.

Throttle response on some GM engines isn't all it could be from the factory. Even my old 3800 Series II (L36) Buick had an awful lag before it would kick down and go. A tune took care of that, and made the car drive "like it should". Nothing like mashing the gas at 35 mph, as it would do a 3-1 downshift and rocket forward.
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
 

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I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ RS. I've noticed that on take off the car hesitates a second before it goes. Example: pulling into traffic is very dangerous because when I floor it the hesitation sucks. Is anyone else having this issue?
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
I will find it one second, there was a member who mentioned it and all, but i can't find the thread
Turn off traction control , it makes the car run terribly, you have to push the pedal half way to the floor before it goes, turn off traction control and you will find that it is a whole different car, and your mileage will increase, the one I am driving jumped 10 miles per gallon
 
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