Cold + Torque = Wheel Hop

Rice Hunter · 12-03-2002, 02:13 PM

So I decided to take my girlfriend home late. It was about 2 in the morning when she got in, and I was driving home. I decided to go through town to see if they put up christmas lights or not. I was all alone stopped at a red light (you hit one, you hit them all unfortunately). I see two pairs of headlights coming up in the left hand lane (I was in the right). One, the white one, pulled into the left hand turning lane. It had a fart can on it. The other, a red integra with a fart can and a huge tach on the dash, pulled up next to me. The kid looks over to me, grins and looks at his buddies in the left hand turn lane. They nod as if to say "Take him". (Or, haha, Smoke him...

). So the light turns green, and the integra floors it.... I go half throttle, to see what it has.. I'm still pulling on him... At 4000 my blower kicks in, and that's when I stepped on it. It was cold, I have stock tires.... The car began to bounce up and down violently!

. I was not ready for that. I figure it was my tires hopping up and down trying to get traction. They finally grab and my *** end slides a little... damn it, almost lost it cause I was playing with him. Anyway, it still wasn't close. I beat him by more than 10 car lengths-ish. We went again, I played with him again (just couldn't help it).. same result...

I liked this guy cause he didn't do a fly by when I got back to the speed limit.. maybe he was too embarassed? But he really shouldn't be, my car even stock is still a Cobra.

Lots of fun

Oh yeah, not many Xmas lights

Dark_5.0 · 12-03-2002, 06:09 PM

My cobra suffers from wheel hop too. I get lots of wheel hop when I shift from 1st to 2nd.

Any cobra is an awesome car,

Skyman · 12-04-2002, 04:37 AM

When my car was all stock w/ just 3.73s it used to wheel hop. I put on the heads, cam and intake and then I've never had it again. It just burns tires like crazy on the street tires, but no more wheel hop... weird.

Skyler

blue00gt · 12-04-2002, 04:52 PM

I think Kenny Brown and Paul's High Performance sell IRS parts that are supposed to help with wheel hop.

blue oval 50h · 12-04-2002, 05:07 PM

racing ricers just isnt worth it

Rice Hunter · 12-05-2002, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blue oval 50h
racing ricers just isnt worth it

Oh, I don't know, I still think it is fun. But then again, I'm the guy that cheated at Monopoly while being the banker. I guess I enjoy the easy ones

12-03-2002, 02:13 PM	#1
Rice Hunter Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The special place in your heart Posts: 388	Cold + Torque = Wheel Hop So I decided to take my girlfriend home late. It was about 2 in the morning when she got in, and I was driving home. I decided to go through town to see if they put up christmas lights or not. I was all alone stopped at a red light (you hit one, you hit them all unfortunately). I see two pairs of headlights coming up in the left hand lane (I was in the right). One, the white one, pulled into the left hand turning lane. It had a fart can on it. The other, a red integra with a fart can and a huge tach on the dash, pulled up next to me. The kid looks over to me, grins and looks at his buddies in the left hand turn lane. They nod as if to say "Take him". (Or, haha, Smoke him... ). So the light turns green, and the integra floors it.... I go half throttle, to see what it has.. I'm still pulling on him... At 4000 my blower kicks in, and that's when I stepped on it. It was cold, I have stock tires.... The car began to bounce up and down violently! . I was not ready for that. I figure it was my tires hopping up and down trying to get traction. They finally grab and my *** end slides a little... damn it, almost lost it cause I was playing with him. Anyway, it still wasn't close. I beat him by more than 10 car lengths-ish. We went again, I played with him again (just couldn't help it).. same result... I liked this guy cause he didn't do a fly by when I got back to the speed limit.. maybe he was too embarassed? But he really shouldn't be, my car even stock is still a Cobra. Lots of fun Oh yeah, not many Xmas lights __________________ Scott 453.9rwhp 387trq Lots of fun Convertible Penn State University Temple University School of Medicine (start August 27th )

12-03-2002, 06:09 PM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	My cobra suffers from wheel hop too. I get lots of wheel hop when I shift from 1st to 2nd. Any cobra is an awesome car, __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

12-04-2002, 04:37 AM	#3
Skyman I need 110mph Trap Speed! Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: So, CA Posts: 4,315	When my car was all stock w/ just 3.73s it used to wheel hop. I put on the heads, cam and intake and then I've never had it again. It just burns tires like crazy on the street tires, but no more wheel hop... weird. Skyler __________________ 2001 BMW M3 6spd 12.79@108 RIP ---- 1993 Notch w/ 98 4V 4.6 Fasttt... -1989 Saleen Mustang #406- 12.32@109 -1999 Black Cobra Coupe- JBA Shorties, Bassani Cat-X, Magnaflow 3", Pulleys, 85mm Pro-M, Ported Intake, Soild Rear w/ 4.30s, Tubular Front End, X2C arms, 13lb batt, few others.

12-04-2002, 04:52 PM	#4
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	I think Kenny Brown and Paul's High Performance sell IRS parts that are supposed to help with wheel hop. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

12-04-2002, 05:07 PM	#5
blue oval 50h Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: NJ Posts: 219	racing ricers just isnt worth it __________________ 347- 10.63@128 N/A

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