wheel hop on a 96 4-door civic

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10-11-2004, 10:27 PM

BigIslandBoi

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wheel hop on a 96 4-door civic

What could be causing my car to wheel hop when launching? And YES i already searched.

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10-11-2004, 10:29 PM

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Re: wheel hop on a 96 4-door civic (BigIslandBoi)

Launching at too high of an RPM?
Too much throttle?

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10-11-2004, 10:31 PM

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Re: wheel hop on a 96 4-door civic (syntax_error)

lower your tire pressure

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10-11-2004, 10:31 PM

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Re: wheel hop on a 96 4-door civic (syntax_error)

psi too high. this happened to me and i relized after i launched y i was hopping hella bad

edit- ^^^ beat me to it

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10-11-2004, 10:58 PM

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Re: wheel hop on a 96 4-door civic (egcoupe)

my problem in my 94 4dr was soft mushy motor mounts and launchin too low in the rpm band. i did the diy motor mount inserts and ill be goddamned if i have no more wheel hop. try launching at 5500-6000rpm. if that doesnt work, try searching for motor mount inserts. hope this helps

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10-11-2004, 11:04 PM

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Get a engine torque damper and traction bar..stiffer engine mounts too.

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10-11-2004, 11:11 PM

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Re: (jeffk182)

one werd...

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10-12-2004, 12:00 AM

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u need better tires. stock ones wont cut it.

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10-12-2004, 01:16 AM

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Re: (carbing'ed)

motor mount inserts.

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10-12-2004, 01:24 AM

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Re: (carbing'ed)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by carbing’ed »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u need better tires. stock ones wont cut it.</TD></TR></TABLE>