I've been driving my '02 WRX wagon for the last 2 years and I got used to avoid 'turbo lag' at quick accelerations by keeping the revs up when necessary. Recently, it seems (or it's just my hallucination) that this lag is more noticeable. Let's say it's 2nd or 3rd gear and I keep revs at approx. 3000 RPMs. No matter if I press gas pedal 'to the metal' or just a half way there's no difference in acceleration. I can hear turbine whistling and turbo gauge showing proper activity but there's no difference in acceleration and response. Clutch wear? I was thinking of that one but that would be really strange after 'only' 22000 miles. I never drag raced this car and I have really long-term experience driving performance cars with manual shift. Also, I never noticed clutch slipping when driving up the hill after a full stop. I still have clutch shudder issues on colder days but that's normal for WRX. Tranny maybe? Any suggestion would be helpful. My regular service is coming soon and I'd like to have some 'ammo' to make these guys at service do some thorough check-up.
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20 years ago