ok so i tried to do a search for this and didnt really even know what to search. i searched engine hop haha. anyways... im sure everybody has noticed engine hop. when you are in your fast and the furious mode, like i am sometimes, i tend to stomp the peddle to the floor to get the car to burnout or just take off. but as im sure everybody has noticed and im sure people have answered already somewhere. when you stomp on it from a stop your car will like be trying to burnout. it hops.

now what causes the engine hop? is there a cheap way to fix this. ive noticed reving the engine the engine moves ALOT! so im guessing some engine mounts woul help it but... im looking to find out for sure. so somebody help please.
thank u. and sorry if this is a repost.

 

search wheel hop...

 

OTTP rotated mounts

 

 

haha whatever... ive never seen any other car with this problem before. so didnt know what it was called exactly but thank u.

 

every car can have problems with wheel hop.
for ours rotated mounts cure most of it.
i have ttr stop mounts after hearing so many people having wheel hop issues even after ott. just my experience. i have virtually no wheel hop unless im on a bad road surface. no vibes really either.

 

^^^ lucky... i still get mad wheel hop with my stage 2 mounts. vibes arent too bad unless its fkn hot out. luckily i live and canada and hot weather happens for like a month tops. traction bars help a lot when i really want to hammer it but most of the time they arent on my car.

once i get a job and some disposable income im going to be investing in new axles. they are also supposed to help combat the hop quite well.

 

^ you got the ott's?
yea ive had stage 1 axles in the garage for a year lol not putting them in until clutch needs done.

 

yep. dont get me wrong theyve helped a lot but i actually think theres something fucked up with my car as ive let other ss/sc owners drive mine and even theyve said mine hops 20X worse than their balts. with the new mounts when it does hop the turn signal and wipers dont turn on anymore lol

 

lmao. did you loosen the engine mount when you did them

 

sure did. loosend it off the i think 1/4 turn or whatever quikredline recommended

 

damn that sucks

 

thread jacking. but what r good mounts for the TC to help "engine hop" lol

 

i bet $10 your control arm bushings are broken. ask me how i know

 

I just got the ingals dampener, havent put it on yet but its supposed to stop it from hopping.

 

it won't

 

interesting... how do i check without dismantling the suspension??? i can throw in scabs right from OTTP to fix this if this is the problem right??? also judging that "u know lol" how much did it cost to fix it

what other symtoms would my car have if they are fucked. i dont think my car clunks when i hit bumps but who knows i might just be used to it... ill pay more attention next time i drive it around

 

I just installed one, set it to 10mm and noticed a HUGE difference. It will still hop a little, but its much better, I don't get that "oh god my poor axles" feeling anymore. It also helps with shifting and engine response. If you don't race your car on a track this will probably suffice.

 

^ until it breaks

 

I don't plan on tracking it, just a daily driver.

 

yeah they're junk though. should've spent the lil extra money on rotated mounts. ya live an ya learn.

 

basically the only way i found out was my friend who is a tech. i took it in for some warranty work and he noticed splits in the bushings. got me brand new control arms under warranty and the wheel hop went away i have powell race shop spherical bushings ready to go in now as well

 

i only got the ingalls an i havent had wheel hop problems

 

I got my Ingalls brand new for $75 so im not going to complain. Even if it doesn't work that great it's still underhood bling I guess!!

 

ha so bottom line.. you need to do quite a few not exactly cheap things to fix it..??