Got wheel hop?
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Got wheel hop?
I do.
I went to practice my launching technique tonight and I just realized that my car gets some wheel hop when I give it just the right amount of power.
If I drop the clutch at 35000rpm I spin like hell, 2500rpm is not enough, 3200 still to much wheel spin...2850 seems to be about the perfect rpm for the way I drop the clutch/press the gas but I always seem to get a little hopping for the first few feets.
Maybe the pilots are to stiff or maybe there is another technique???
I went to practice my launching technique tonight and I just realized that my car gets some wheel hop when I give it just the right amount of power.
If I drop the clutch at 35000rpm I spin like hell, 2500rpm is not enough, 3200 still to much wheel spin...2850 seems to be about the perfect rpm for the way I drop the clutch/press the gas but I always seem to get a little hopping for the first few feets.
Maybe the pilots are to stiff or maybe there is another technique???
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Re: Got wheel hop?
OK, here's the solution when you go out and practice:
Plant right foot firmly on the ground. Open trunk. Take out Bugs Bunny. Hopping ends. Get in car. Floor it with same right foot.
Tee hee.
IRS? Well, it ain't the infernal revenoooers. It's "independent rear suspension" in contrast to some other, less-sophisticated rear end setups like live-axle, etc.
Plant right foot firmly on the ground. Open trunk. Take out Bugs Bunny. Hopping ends. Get in car. Floor it with same right foot.
Tee hee.
IRS? Well, it ain't the infernal revenoooers. It's "independent rear suspension" in contrast to some other, less-sophisticated rear end setups like live-axle, etc.
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Re: Got wheel hop?
IRS is great for handling, but is a drag racers worst nightmare. For them, you want a little bit of the live axle. I found out that you need to burnout above 5000 rpms to get no wheel hop.
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Re: Got wheel hop?
I had independent rear suspension on my 240sx and I never got wheel hop, ahhhh thoes low tech 5.0 mustang were so great for drag racing...
It's raining tonight so I guess I'll have to practice tomorrow, I'll try to burn out before doing a start. Time to burn thoes expensive pilots. lol
It's raining tonight so I guess I'll have to practice tomorrow, I'll try to burn out before doing a start. Time to burn thoes expensive pilots. lol
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Re: Got wheel hop?
Got wheel hop, think about suspension bushings, better strut dampning and tire pressure's. Last resort, engine mount and tranny mount stiffness. Frankly I haven't heard about this being a real issue, here or on the Z car forums.
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8X18 Enkei RPM2 45mm
Kumho MX 245/40
clear corners
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