I recently got a 97 civic to get back into the honda game. Out of nowhere it feels as if I have a 400hp turbo car on stock axles. I replaced the axles, motor mounts, and looked at clutch which was in a great condition as well as the tranny. The civic had a motor and transmission put in it by the lady before me and it had 43,000 miles on it from a wrecked usdm ex. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this problem and maybe would know some weird part or complication possibly causing this before i spend anymore money.

 

If you've already done the mounts, and they're in good shape, maybe the tie rod ends?

 

sooo the tires are trying to spin? the axle is bent? im a bit confused on the "hop" part... describe it with better detail.

 

the axles i just put in last saturday, and the mounts two weeks before that. by hop i mean its likes bouncing, or the tires are spinning hard. Basically what it feels like when you rev the car to 5000 rpms and dump the clutch. except it does it at normal starting. The problem will happen in warmth or cold. But, it also only happens every now and then, not every time u drive, or not everytime you dont drive it for a few days. It's very random.

 

and you replaced EVERY mount? There are several, did you do them all?

 

yes I replaced them all, i know the post says I'm a noob but i've fully built and turboed two integra's myself. thats why im posting just to figure this out i've never had a problem i couldn't figure out. I was a member here for 4 years and just can't remember my damn password. Sorry if I'm taking your comment the wrong way.

 

careful u only have 1 post left be specific with your info

what size rim/tire you running?

had the same problem on my old gsr hatch. 15 inch rims on cheap tires. went 2 a 16 inch rim and sum gen 2 azenis and the problem was solved

 

check your front shocks

 

400 hp and a frount wheel drive car think about it. your ging to have wheel hop. duh

 

notice he said "it feels like a 400 hp tubo car"... duh

 

no you just can't read, he says it seems like its a 400hp car, and it does it with jsut normal starting

 

The shocks seemed fine. They have 4,000 miles on them. It needed one for inspection and the lady ended up putting all 4 oem replacements on. As for tires, It has SI rims on toyo proxies which have about the same mileage as the shocks. I suppose it could be a shock it just doesn't seem like it do to the erratic occurrence of the problem. You would think the shock would present a problem everytime load was put on it, which it doesn't. Ill try switching wheels with my roommate, he has 16's on one month old avid h4's. Thanks for the input.