Greetings,
My wife owns a 2005 Pontiac Vibe, and although the car is in a very good state of tune, it still takes the starter a few extra seconds to turn over the motor than feels right. I am normally used to a vehicle turning over after spinning the starter for 2-3 seconds, but the Vibe takes 4-5 seconds for the engine to run on its own even when warm. It's not that the starter motor turns any slower than feels normal, just that the car's engine doesn't begin to run on it's own as quickly as I feel it should.
I have seen at least one reference on a discussion site where the author stated that installing a larger battery with more cold cranking amps than what came with the car would make it easier to start (something to do with generating a hotter ignition spark). Is this a reasonable explanation or just a lot of hot air? Will installing a battery with more CCA make the car easier to start?
Thanks for any and all words of wisdom.
Cheers - Jonathan