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Old May 4, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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Default My civic has alot of wheel hop.

when i launch my eg i get alot of wheel hop every since i made more power. my suspension is blox drag front and rear. i have all energy bushings front and rear, i got a full race pro am traction bars, Im on 26x10 mt slicks does not since to hook very well. what can i do. i was thinking it was my coilovers and was gonna go with strange front struts. any info would help.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

what PSI are you setting your slicks to?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Alignment good? How about your motor mounts??? Solid or stock?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

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Alignment good? How about your motor mounts??? Solid or stock?
solid hasports.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Try messing around with your tire pressure some, also make sure your alignment is good.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 07:11 AM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Originally Posted by gofastcrx
when i launch my eg i get alot of wheel hop every since i made more power. my suspension is blox drag front and rear. i have all energy bushings front and rear, i got a full race pro am traction bars, Im on 26x10 mt slicks does not since to hook very well. what can i do. i was thinking it was my coilovers and was gonna go with strange front struts. any info would help.
You cant go wrong using Strange double adjustable coilovers, also check your alignment as was mentioned, play with your tire pressure and heat your tires good.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

you might wanna check if yor traction bar is adjusted right
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Old May 6, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Originally Posted by Mr.Sw20
solid hasports.
solid aluminum? or some kind of solid rubber?

how many mounts are you all using? all of them? 5?

alignment question is a great question. has it ever been aligned with the slicks on the car?

and the tire pressure question is also a great question

it should be under 10psi for sure.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Originally Posted by Krut
what PSI are you setting your slicks to?
between 4-7 psi more psi i get less wheel hop.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Originally Posted by FastEg6
Alignment good? How about your motor mounts??? Solid or stock?
alignment done 3x motor mounts are soild.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

how is the track? you really shouldn't have any wheel hop with everything that you have.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 03:30 PM
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Default Re: My civic has alot of wheel hop.

Make sure your motor mounts are all tight, and none of the bolts backed out, or stripped out.
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