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Old 04-06-2011, 04:48 PM
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MA wheel hop
anyone else get wheel hop when launch what i should launch at?
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Old 04-06-2011, 04:58 PM
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Old 04-06-2011, 05:09 PM
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Launch at 2000RPM and the wheel hop will be eliminated.
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Old 04-06-2011, 07:56 PM
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Dropping the clutch past 5k rpm is a great way to get to your next clutch quickly. The 8 is not the best 0-60 car and in order to get their faster you have to dump the clutch at high rpms. Not worth it in my opinion.
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Put a bag of cement in the boot - gets rid of wheel hop 100%
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Old 04-07-2011, 12:47 PM
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^^ lol

the 8 is not drag car.
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Put a bag of cement in the boot - gets rid of wheel hop 100%

That would work.
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I feared that the statement was going to lead into something more like "put the bag over your head and breathe deeply"
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Old 04-07-2011, 02:27 PM
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That would work.
It does work - no joke .
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Actually 8.5k works great!
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It's one louder


Serious ... a set of Progress sways will help with wheel hop.

Other than that ... you can put on traction bars or learn to feather the clutch.
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It does work - no joke .

Now I am picturing you boosting around town with your rear end sagging due to the many bags of dry concrete in your trunk.
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Originally Posted by wcs
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It's one louder


Serious ... a set of Progress sways will help with wheel hop.

Other than that ... you can put on traction bars or learn to feather the clutch.
I sometimes try launching at 12k just to get 1 louder than you
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Now I am picturing you boosting around town with your rear end sagging due to the many bags of dry concrete in your trunk.
had to have a go at smoking it up at least once - that's not too 'boy racer' is it ?
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