hey guys, I wanted to know if my car had a problem or not, when I WOT from the dig there a hard hammering noise somewhere in the front, sounds like I hitting some hard potholes but yet the road is smooth.. am I damaging my gearbox or is that broken engine mounts? or is that normal?? been hearing about wheel hop but I'm not sure is that's it.

 

Go out and try again with your windows open

You'll know whether or not it's wheelhop

 

make sure ur car is warmed up and its not cold suspension preloading.


but ya, u should be able to tell if its wheehop...

 

it's quite a loud hammering sound, I hear it as wheels the are spinning... I normally ease off the gas because it's so loud..

 

most likely wheelhop

 

.........i don't know wat to say

 

then don't

 

but, i want to sooo badly lol

 

WHEEL HOP, you cannot go WOT in first gear with these cars

 

well actually you can
but it's not recommended

 

unless you've got TCS off or ESC+TCS off the TCS will kill ALOT of the wheel hop, even in comp mode!!

 

congrats

tc>all
yet again

 

*shakes head* several sports cars have this function on top of the LSD........take your butthurt attitude elsewhere

 

I would say wheelhop

 

dude im sorry but its this thing called wheel hop....

 

if you keep doing that you're gong to brake an axle. don't go wot in first, and if it starts doing that sound again IMMEDIATELY let off the gas.

 

who said i was butthurt?

 

i dunno dood, u seemed kinda.......edgy? in your post......could be I'm just still half asleep and can't translate words on the screen to my brain yet

 

search and you will find a thread where it shows how to properly launch your car. i feather the gas and clutch till it engages and i start moving, then rip on it, this will also prevent clutchslip if done correctly going into 2nd. with luck, there will be a bit of wheelspin, and no wheelhop

 

Hell the wheel hop is terrible. Even in my 2.2. I can feel the tires bouncing when it happens to me. PLease let off when you feel that.

The suspension setup on these cars sucks from the factory. The engine and tranny mounts are poorly designed for the power the car puts out. Also, the angles of the engine and tranny are deadly.

 

thank you sir, atleast someone doesn't try to be a smart ass on here, man all I wanted was some help, if I knew about this I wouldn't have asked but I guess u got to live with those other morons out there.... thank you though!!!

thanks your info really helped me!!

 

Oh good god please be careful.. If you hear loud banging and shuddering then yes let off the gas... That's wheel hop.

And like the other dude said.. Street tires = no wot in 1st gear

 

man this is news to me lol, I had no idea you couldn't do that, my last car was a MR2, non turbo, I could wot in first gear all day..

 

Well there is a fix... you can buy the rotated trans mounts from OTTP or GM.... and it eliminates wheel hop.

and yah I know what you mean, i've had a few cars i could wot all day and no get wheel hop.

 

you're welcome. and seriously, try not to do it, you WILL break something. i can't go more than a little over 1/2 throttle in first. doesn't hop anymore, but spins like a **** which kills acceleration.