This is for all that has a manual tranny. Sometimes when i peel out or launch and the wheels are spinning, the car starts "jumping" really fast and the whole interior feels like its falling apart. Some other times when i launch or peel out, its completely smooth and normal. I refer to this as "wheel hopping" and i was just wondering if its normal on other cars. It seems like when i drop the clutch, the wheel hops are more severe than when i just slip the clutch. Anyone on this topic? Thanks.

 

yea.... your front tires arent gripping right when u launch too hard. a good peel out should be smooth, so i guess slipping the clutch gives u the best launch

 

I had the same experience on my 1991 300zx one time. The whole "back" started to hop. I stopped and then tried to take off again, and the same thing happened. Then I put it into 2nd and took off fine.
My friend's explanation at the time was this. Depending on where you are in the rpm range, you power varies right? So at some "points" during your launch, you have enough power to overcome the static friction between your tires and ground and you peel out. Then I guess the revs raise so high, or drop so low(only experienced it once so I dunno) that you are out of the power band, therefore cannot peel out any longer and the tire regains traction. Then it comes back into power and repeats. This back and fourth action makes your tires grip, slip, grip, slip, ...etc.
Till this day, I still don't know if this is correct b/c that was back in high school, espcially how your revs moves when that happens. But from an engineering standpoint, it makes perfect sense.

 

yeah wheel hop does happen on a lot of fwd cars. its happens in the rsx pretty bAd. you can two things that help this. 1 motor mount inserts (im getting some in a week or so). 2 a torque dampener. both items prevent the eingine from jumping and twisting and causing a vibration in the drivetrain when on heavy throttle. they both cause more vibration in the cabin but supposedly its tolerable.

 

the way your suspension is set up makes a difference too....and most of the time you can play around with the launch at different rpm's and figure out a way to do it fast, without wheel hop....tires also make a difference

 

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lower profile tires don't help it either.

 

mine did it also, on stock suspension, and i dropped it about 2" and it doesnt to it anymore. Or at least, i dont notice it anymore.

 

Haha...300ZX's are notorious for wheel hop and are _very_ difficult to launch smoothly (my brother had a '95 300ZX TT for 3 years). You should have got frame spacers which solve the problem.

Re the Accord, you can get slicks, which help slightly, softer springs, or lower your car - or just practice like crazy!

 

yeah, the rear is so light that it can't stay down.