Car has no power, speed doesn't match RPM?
I own a 1998 ford explorer sport and one night about a year ago i drove it 2 miles from home, let it sit for about an hour an drove it back home. on the drive back it was a different car. initially it ran like a champ, sped up fast as hell and was a great car. but suddenly it would reach 6,000 rpms but barley increase speed and sound like it was gonna blow up. thinking it was the cats i emptied the cats and cleaned exhaust all that ****, wasn't the problem. my brother whose a mechanic is convinced its a melted or bad air intake valve or gasket, but i refuse to believe this because i literally drove it 2 miles before it went bad. could something be cloggest, or is the exhaust screwed up somewhere else? i can still feel the motor jump like its got a ton of power, the thing wants to go like a bat out of hell but just cant. any advice would be greatful thanks. btw i did all the tuning up all of that nothing changed it.
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If the vehicle has a manual transmission, I would suspect that the clutch may be bad and in need of adjustment or replacement.
If it's an automatic, check the transmission fluid level and top off as needed.
Otherwise, the transmission itself may be the source of the problem.
Sounds like transmission may be slipping.
But, that's just my 2 cents.
If you have the revs. then it is none of those, must be the transmission somewhere.
check your transmission fluid level