Q: What can it be

asked by on January 20, 2017

When acceleration rpm goes up but car get to 10 MPh and it take a whole to get to 40 mph if I floor it the rpm goes up to 7 or 8 but car get a little speed not like normal my car I'd a manual transmission

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