So long story short I wheel hopped I broke haha. I dont know how much damage is done yet but I assume it is a good amount. I broke my second axle and have alot of clunking going on in the front of the trans. I replaced the axle and the car drives and shifts fine but alot of knocking going on upfront. On decel I get a nice whine which sounds like my rear but I cant be sure its not the trans. Once the trans is out I will know if I have a clutch, flywheel or trans issue. Part of me would be pissed if it was the clutch because its act with only 3k miles on it I forget the flywheel brand. I wouldnt be to broken up though because I personally think the act clutch is garbage and I wish I didnt go with such a light flywheel. Well anyways we will see what I broke once the trans is out. Anyone have any extra ap1 or ap2 tranmissions kicking around?

 

How much power are you putting down?

 

Not enough to break a trans. I put down 316 when my car was running like crap at the dyno meet, since then I got my tune spot on so I am guessing 325. I havent heard of many people trashing the trans and axles at under 500 hp so I guess I am just the unlucky one. Good news is I just got a bunch of new toys for it so I am hoping to be at about 360 whp when im back on the road in a few weeks see what damage I do then.

 

Sorry to hear about the breakage but once you get into wheel hop all bets are off. Rears, axles, driveshafts, trans, almost any part of your drivetrain is at risk.

If you want to leave at the same RPM you should lower the tire pressure a few psi (think of it like a basketball the higher the pressure the higher the bounce), you can also leave a little higher, or soften your clutch takeup. If you sidestep the clutch, switch to pulling straight back. If you pull straight back you may want to go a little slower, try a 5 or 10 pound ankle weight.

 

Thanks for the input. I had trouble with wheel hop awhile back and I got rid of it by adjusting the tire pressure to 20 psi. It didnt seem to do anything for it this time around. I tried a few different techniques and nothing seemed to do the trick I am thinking I might need to lower the tire pressure a little more.