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Old 04-18-2003, 09:41 AM
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hey guys yesterday i felt like VTEC'in and i was in 2nd gear, i floored it and my car felt like the front right tire was jumping froward and backwards (i know it was not torque steer), cause it jerks forward and backwards when im in between 2-3,000 rpm's and it happens in EVERY gear could i have a problem with my axles or something? or could it be my suspension ??? it feels like my wheel is coming off or not on righ tbut i checked and they are fine
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Wheel hop.
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i dont hear tire chirp thow, do you hear it if it does hop?
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sounds fast
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whats your suspension/motor set up?
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Bad motor mounts?
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stock suspention for now... JDM B18C the mounts look fine
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Default Re: my car jerks hard when i floor it (nerces)

sounds more like a pinging problem... my car used to jitter HARD between 2-3k it's cuz it's underpowered...

I'd try swapping out the stock coil (or just replacing it but that's more expensive) for an external unit like the msd modifier cap allows you to do.

It's DEFINATELY not wheel hop if it happens in every gear.
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so your saying its something electrical? could my timeing be off???
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Default Re: my car jerks hard when i floor it (nerces)

I think your making too much power. You should take that motor out and give it to me so you don't hurt yourself.
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Default Re: my car jerks hard when i floor it (TrboInteg)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TrboInteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think your making too much power. You should take that motor out and give it to me so you don't hurt yourself. </TD></TR></TABLE>
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you wish lol
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maybe your car is too fast
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Default Re: my car jerks hard when i floor it (nerces)

YA... my timing is WAY too advanced...

If I put ANYTHING under 93 in my car it knocks like a mormon on the weekends.

So you could just retard it... but like I said I put in the external coil and it was GONE. that was 6 months ago and it still runs fine in that range where before it was bucking and pinging. So bad in fact that it TORE my front pass. lower motor mount.

good luck.
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