Yelp, it has to do with a couple of things: First there's the altitude, but
the computer compensates for that. Second, it ALL the California emissions
installed on the vehicle--everyone from Cali. who move here get a big dose
of "NO AIR" and a vehicle already at a loss of horsepower due to the Cali.
emissions. Third, it could of been the lower horsepower Neon that you were
given and on top of that--was it a automatic trans(that's what most of the
rental companies use because not everyone can drive a manual-and they get a
better insurance quote)
FOURTH--I live in Colorado Springs--should of let me know and we could of
hooked up
Tim Roller
'95 SLT+ CC 5.2 Auto 3/4 R/T
Emerald Green
----- Original Message -----
From: <stevie.o@excite.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 2:59 PM
Subject: DML: Computer or Emisions MUST GO
> Howdy all
> I just spent a wonderful week in Denver CO, in Boulder, Grand Lake, &
> Evergreen.
> Driving a Neon with Nevada plates ( california emsions ) 16k on it,
and
> boy was that thing a dog. I never got it over 68 mph, not unless I was
> going down hill in neutral !!!
> So what is it??? all the extra emisions put on for Cal. or just that
crap
> computer, I drove that thing over 400 miles from denver ( @5600 ft )
> throught Estes Park (@ 12000ft) ?
> Some friends we were traveling behind had a Neon as well (CO. plates )
had
> more miles on it than mine, had no problem making 70.
> So what are we to do to get real preformace, remove the emisions or the
> computer???
> wish I had my dak there!!
>
> stevie.o@excite.com
> 99 SLT CC V8 4x4 Emerald Green
>
>
>
>
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