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ken6214
05-14-2013, 06:30 PM
When driving on wet pavement, if I get wheel spin in first and second gear (DSC off), I sometimes get a violent shutter and what feels like a quickly bouncing tire. Have never experience this in another car. I've looked through the forum and didn't find anything. Has anyone else experienced this or have an idea on what the issue might be?
lcianf01
05-14-2013, 06:32 PM
Manual or auto?
ken6214
05-14-2013, 06:37 PM
Manual, 2.5L
n00bMeiSter
05-14-2013, 06:38 PM
It's called wheel hop, happens to lots of people.
Hyperion
05-14-2013, 07:18 PM
Want it fixed? Get a rmm.
n00bMeiSter
05-14-2013, 07:24 PM
Want it fixed? Get a rmm.

Or work on your launches
ken6214
05-14-2013, 07:28 PM
Want it fixed? Get a rmm.
sorry, noob. rmm?
n00bMeiSter
05-14-2013, 07:38 PM
Rear Motor Mount
6strings
05-15-2013, 11:21 AM
DUnno if RMM will take away much wheel spin in the rain.
Zuluwun
05-15-2013, 11:27 AM
DUnno if RMM will take away much wheel spin in the rain.

It won't. Better tires will solve that.

A motor mount will just reduce the wheel hop.
lcianf01
05-15-2013, 01:50 PM
That happens to me to. 2.0 Standard. i thought it was my clutch slipping
pwdunmore
05-15-2013, 02:35 PM
upgrade RMM, expect a slight increase in vibrations, increase in driving pleasure and increase in smile frequency

/thread
Simon99
05-15-2013, 04:49 PM
I've always wondered what causes wheel hop .. Why don't the wheel just spin ..
Kiyomi
05-15-2013, 08:30 PM
I've always wondered what causes wheel hop .. Why don't the wheel just spin ..

the engine moves alot on take off and shifts. especially with the crappy stock oem mount.
Simon99
05-15-2013, 08:49 PM
the engine moves alot on take off and shifts. especially with the crappy stock oem mount.

So the wheel hop is caused by the tires losing traction due to the weight of the engine going up and down ?
Kiyomi
05-15-2013, 10:23 PM
So the wheel hop is caused by the tires losing traction due to the weight of the engine going up and down ?

I am not 100% sure, but i am assuming so. because the aftermarket rmm's help stop the engine from moving a great deal, thus the higher duro you go, the stiffer the mount is to help stop engine movement. personally, i get no wheel hop at all anymore, but i do spin wheels without trying on many occasions if its raining, or i push the car. even with the dsc on, still spins, but it stops it after a second or two.
old-guy
05-16-2013, 10:39 AM
I've always wondered what causes wheel hop .. Why don't the wheel just spin ..

I am with you and do not really understand either. This article seems to make sense to my scientific mind but again I don't have any knowledge that supports it.

http://www.mc2racing.com/tech/20061012a/
gotak
05-18-2013, 01:48 AM
I am with you and do not really understand either. This article seems to make sense to my scientific mind but again I don't have any knowledge that supports it.

http://www.mc2racing.com/tech/20061012a/

Pretty good description. Thing is if it's slippery enough to wheel hope you likely shouldn't be launching hard enough to cause hop... just my opinion.