I attempted to launch my Evo for the first time a few weeks ago and ended up with a horrable wheel hop. I let off the Gas and pressed the clutch right away to stop it, but I know this is horrable for our cars.

I am not sure if it is because it was cold out side and made the ground a little more slick, but I would like to learn how to do a proper clutch dump without wheel hop.

Is there anything that causes this? Do I need to do something different when letting of the clutch?

My 05 MR is stock and limits the RPMS at 5k so thats where I dumped it.

Don

(I am scared to try again incase I wheel hop, what are the chances of breaking something if it does wheel hop?)

 

slip the clutch and dont drop it maybe

 

What he said^^^.

 

get new motor mounts

 

Ingalls Stiffy? Or your preference. Peace.

 

Doesn't a company make a tourqe dampner for the evo? That and motor mounts

 

yes, the front motor mount that Forge offers and an engine dampener of your choice should cure the problem.

 

If you are still running the stock advans in cold weather you will get wheel hop, I do. It's 30 deg. out here in Jersey. Soft compound tires in the cold weather really suck

 

ya, the forge front motor mount and the ingalls "stiffy" its 3 position adjustible. if your gonna get 1 thats the 1 to get. but just a suggestion, dont buy the weapon R one there junk and they have problems.

 

You are correct, wheel hop is very bad for the car on a launch. I assume your wheel hop is in the rear...

AMS sells these. You might want to give them a call about it.

http://www.amsperformance.com/store/...roducts_id=181

 

How many people here replace motor mounts, doesn't seem to be talked about much...

Don

 

You could get a Quaife LSD.

 

I think you need to possibly refine your footwork, it sounds like the clutch is being dropped.

 

wheel hop is the best way to break a trans.

motor mounts and a torque damper would help a lot with that. so would lower tire pressure and warmer track conditions.

You can also roll through the water box before you pull up to the line without doing a burnout, this will allow the tires to spin a little on the launch.

Slipping the clutch is probably the easiest way to CREATE wheel hop as it is likely to chatter when let out gradually, not to mention frying your clutch. At 5k rpm, you should be able to drop it all the way and just go.

 

umm..why would he want that for an '05 which already has a front lsd?