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06-22-2012, 03:25 PM
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I do not think spring rates will get rid of the wheel hop.
The problem is that the ppf acts like a spring. When you launch the car. the nose of the rearend moves up, and the ppf springs back the other way. It cycles back and forth resulting in wheel hop. It is a similar problem of old leaf spring cars, but not near as pronounced.
The solution is to secure the rearend so it can not spring up and down. I have been trying to come up with a solution myself.
The problem is that the ppf acts like a spring. When you launch the car. the nose of the rearend moves up, and the ppf springs back the other way. It cycles back and forth resulting in wheel hop. It is a similar problem of old leaf spring cars, but not near as pronounced.
The solution is to secure the rearend so it can not spring up and down. I have been trying to come up with a solution myself.
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06-22-2012, 03:46 PM
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It is the wheels suddenly speeding up and slowing down in a cycle. It eventually leads to the wheels bouncing up and down.
The stiffer bushings will help the rear from rocking forward and backwards.
I am not sure if a stiff spring will help with wheel hop or not, but I do know that it helps propel the car in a forward motion sooner, as opposed to the car squating first then moving forward. It will help the ET just a tad.
As far as the front is concerned, you want the shock to be loose as it extends out. This allows the front to rise as soon as possible to help transfer weight to the rear of the car. But when it settles down, the shock needs to be hard enough to smoothly settle the car down and not unload the back of the car, or cause damage to really fast cars that tend to wheel stand.
The stiffer bushings will help the rear from rocking forward and backwards.
I am not sure if a stiff spring will help with wheel hop or not, but I do know that it helps propel the car in a forward motion sooner, as opposed to the car squating first then moving forward. It will help the ET just a tad.
As far as the front is concerned, you want the shock to be loose as it extends out. This allows the front to rise as soon as possible to help transfer weight to the rear of the car. But when it settles down, the shock needs to be hard enough to smoothly settle the car down and not unload the back of the car, or cause damage to really fast cars that tend to wheel stand.
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06-25-2012, 07:24 PM
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It is the wheels suddenly speeding up and slowing down in a cycle. It eventually leads to the wheels bouncing up and down.
The stiffer bushings will help the rear from rocking forward and backwards.
I am not sure if a stiff spring will help with wheel hop or not, but I do know that it helps propel the car in a forward motion sooner, as opposed to the car squating first then moving forward. It will help the ET just a tad.
As far as the front is concerned, you want the shock to be loose as it extends out. This allows the front to rise as soon as possible to help transfer weight to the rear of the car. But when it settles down, the shock needs to be hard enough to smoothly settle the car down and not unload the back of the car, or cause damage to really fast cars that tend to wheel stand.
The stiffer bushings will help the rear from rocking forward and backwards.
I am not sure if a stiff spring will help with wheel hop or not, but I do know that it helps propel the car in a forward motion sooner, as opposed to the car squating first then moving forward. It will help the ET just a tad.
As far as the front is concerned, you want the shock to be loose as it extends out. This allows the front to rise as soon as possible to help transfer weight to the rear of the car. But when it settles down, the shock needs to be hard enough to smoothly settle the car down and not unload the back of the car, or cause damage to really fast cars that tend to wheel stand.
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06-25-2012, 07:31 PM
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Do you get a good bit of gear whine and clunking/banging from the rearend after installing the diff brace? I guess I'm getting use to it now, but for a while I was paranoid the rearend was coming apart on me. It has helped a good bit with wheelhop on my car but I haven't been able to get rid of it completely.
I can't wait to see what the manifold does for you.
I can't wait to see what the manifold does for you.
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06-25-2012, 08:11 PM
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I 
this build/thread.
I want to ask you about this..
Understanding you work for them aside, how do you like it? I've been thinking about buying one for my daily driver but am seriously on the fence. If I could locate one locally to play with first it would probably help, but that doesn't seem to be possible.
Do you utilize the 3g/wireless connectivity?
If so, How? Wifi tether? 3g dingledongle?
Do you make use of Google maps for navigation?
If so, does it work well?
Overall function?
Would you recommend?
this build/thread.I want to ask you about this..
Understanding you work for them aside, how do you like it? I've been thinking about buying one for my daily driver but am seriously on the fence. If I could locate one locally to play with first it would probably help, but that doesn't seem to be possible.
Do you utilize the 3g/wireless connectivity?
If so, How? Wifi tether? 3g dingledongle?
Do you make use of Google maps for navigation?
If so, does it work well?
Overall function?
Would you recommend?
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07-05-2012, 09:08 AM
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I do not use Google Maps for navigation
It works but not great for navigation - more for local points of interest.
Overall it's an awesome digital media deck. Awesome sound quality, powerful.
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07-05-2012, 09:16 AM
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Look what showed up last week while I was traveling for work...
Beautiful piece, came with a raw aluminum finish so I pulled out the Mothers Billet Metal polish and went to work. An hour or so later..
Beautiful piece, came with a raw aluminum finish so I pulled out the Mothers Billet Metal polish and went to work. An hour or so later..
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07-05-2012, 01:15 PM
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Clean transitions and velocity stacks with nice big openings that taper down to the port size.
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