Originally Posted by Red Bull,Apr 2 2008, 10:36 AM

On the street i have absolutely no problem with wheel hop, it only seems to happen when im at the track (1/4 mile) and they have VHT and pounds of rubber on the track. I usually launch my car from 6k on the street and I have to launch it from close to 7500k at the track just to get my tires to break loose! I launched the first time at 6k and cut a really good 60ft but there was no wheel spin (all clutch slippin w/ a good clutch) and i dumped it too.

Originally Posted by plokivos,Apr 2 2008, 03:46 PM

i think they put too much VHT track bite at the track. most of them do. That would cause any tires to wheel hop. just go later on in the day instead. Usually that clears up the fresh excess coat and gets better.

my Evo use to wheel hop bad too due to VHT.

Originally Posted by S-Turn AP1,Apr 3 2008, 11:56 AM

Almost for got...... what was your tire pressure?????

I've seen so many times people lower their pressure on all season tires..... This will only hurt your times. Drag dot's and slicks have a soft sidewall so the tire can flex under a load.

stick with your normal tire pressure

wheel hop is often caused buy the suspension.. the shock of launching causes the tire to bounce, a firm setting in the rear is the key to stopping the hop

Originally Posted by RED MX5,Apr 2 2008, 03:22 PM

Red Bull, I suck at the strip, not because I don't know how to drive a drag car, but because I don't feel that the S2000 is up to the kind of punishment it takes to shoot 2-second 60' times. With the high grip surfaces at the strip, I just do a relatively hard launch, with some clutch slip to keep the revs up, but not so much as to overheat the clutch. As a result, my 60' times stink, but when I use my data logger to time quarter mile runs on more typical traction surfaces I spin the tires excessively, and end up with near identical (to the strip) 60' times. I guess the way I see it is that keeping my car together is more important than shooting an impressive 60' time. Half the time I don't even shift as quickly as possible when doing quarter mile pulls, which really shows how little I really care about how quickly my car can get through the standing quarter mile. Take a look at the "Timeslip" below and notice both the lazy 60' time and the slow shift (you can see this in the acceleration curve at the bottom of the slip). The 2-3 shift you can't see in the graph was also a "lazy" shift, but the timeslip still provides me all the information I need. I can see that the car is a lot quicker than the driver. So the car is quick and the driver is a wuss, but mid-13's doesn't suck, and I get all the information I need about the car's performance from my data logs. LOL, and don't need the logs or timeslips to tell me that I suck at drag racing.

IOW, unless you really love drag racing, you shouldn't worry about things like 60' times. I don't.

Originally Posted by Soul Coughing,Apr 3 2008, 03:13 PM

i agree! The only time i ever launched my car, the tires broke free for a second and then grabbed! I got a sub 2 second 60 ft but i will never do it again! i did get a low 12 second quarter mile with a healthy trap speed, but its not worth the stress i am putting on the drivetrain! Last time i was at the track with 384whp i got a 13.5@116 with no launch, just letting out the clutch and letting the turbo spool on its own! i think i had a 2.5 or 2.6 60 foot