1/8 Mile Drag Racing Results...Less Wheel Hop w/ SPL Rear
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1/8 Mile Drag Racing Results...Less Wheel Hop w/ SPL Rear
Another night of 1/8 mile drag racing. Yes, 1/8 mile. 1/4 tracks are very limited here in SoCal, so 1/8 mile or nothing.
I did O.K. Not my best. Trap speeds could have been better.
The only change I had was the REAR SPL differential bushing. I have yet to install the front bushings. We spent too much time trying to get the stock bushing out and the new one in and didn't want to bother touch the hammer for the rest of the night.
I had very bad wheel hop before. To the point where shifting to second was VERY dangerous. The OEM bushing was dry, torn and moved very easily.
With just the rear bushing, wheel hop has been reduced to about 60-70%. Car still wants to whip it's tail out upon the 1-2 shift, but hopefully that can be fixed with the front bushings.
I have an Osiris tune, but I just got my engine replaced for oil consumption from Riverside Infiniti. New motor feels strong, but needs to be re-tuned for the new motor. Has about 2k miles on the new motor. Still consuming oil, but that's a different story. Feels stronger on the "stock" map.
Best run of the night:
Reaction: .603
60ft: 2.200
MPH: 80.21
E.T.: 9.070
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X02 Exhaust with Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe
Osiris Tune
Nankang NS-2 245/40/19 30 PSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=905EL2CwSR8
Outside view at the beginning of the video vs an STI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XguP60zWUu4
With all that said, how much time is the wheel hop robbing me? It looks bad in the video, but it's a lot more controllable and less intrusive now.
I did O.K. Not my best. Trap speeds could have been better.
The only change I had was the REAR SPL differential bushing. I have yet to install the front bushings. We spent too much time trying to get the stock bushing out and the new one in and didn't want to bother touch the hammer for the rest of the night.
I had very bad wheel hop before. To the point where shifting to second was VERY dangerous. The OEM bushing was dry, torn and moved very easily.
With just the rear bushing, wheel hop has been reduced to about 60-70%. Car still wants to whip it's tail out upon the 1-2 shift, but hopefully that can be fixed with the front bushings.
I have an Osiris tune, but I just got my engine replaced for oil consumption from Riverside Infiniti. New motor feels strong, but needs to be re-tuned for the new motor. Has about 2k miles on the new motor. Still consuming oil, but that's a different story. Feels stronger on the "stock" map.
Best run of the night:
Reaction: .603
60ft: 2.200
MPH: 80.21
E.T.: 9.070
Mods:
5/16 Spacer
Test Pipes
X02 Exhaust with Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe
Osiris Tune
Nankang NS-2 245/40/19 30 PSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=905EL2CwSR8
Outside view at the beginning of the video vs an STI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XguP60zWUu4
With all that said, how much time is the wheel hop robbing me? It looks bad in the video, but it's a lot more controllable and less intrusive now.
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My old PS2's would simply spin, no matter what I did. They are great on corners, but they didn't bite when it came to drag racing for me.
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True.
Be careful though. I remember seeing pictures of a destroyed differential casing from wheel hop like that on this forum. With the solid bushing, alot more harshness is being transfered to the case and since the casing is brittle, it can crack.
What springs are you running? Sway bar setting?
Be careful though. I remember seeing pictures of a destroyed differential casing from wheel hop like that on this forum. With the solid bushing, alot more harshness is being transfered to the case and since the casing is brittle, it can crack.
What springs are you running? Sway bar setting?
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Not to thread jack but
I went out to the 1/8ths Friday night in Silver Sc I had a huge problem with launching. Im running Hankook vs12 evo tires and would spin on my launches every time. Im currently re-adjusting my camber , but ive got a set of nankings sitting around.
Anyways nice launches!
I went out to the 1/8ths Friday night in Silver Sc I had a huge problem with launching. Im running Hankook vs12 evo tires and would spin on my launches every time. Im currently re-adjusting my camber , but ive got a set of nankings sitting around.
Anyways nice launches!
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True.
Be careful though. I remember seeing pictures of a destroyed differential casing from wheel hop like that on this forum. With the solid bushing, alot more harshness is being transfered to the case and since the casing is brittle, it can crack.
What springs are you running? Sway bar setting?
Be careful though. I remember seeing pictures of a destroyed differential casing from wheel hop like that on this forum. With the solid bushing, alot more harshness is being transfered to the case and since the casing is brittle, it can crack.
What springs are you running? Sway bar setting?
I may take a break from drag racing until I put more of an effort into fixing the wheel hop issue.
When, I first started taking it to the track, wheel hop was never an issue. Major wheel hop didn't start until 3 track sessions ago. I'm afraid it may be more than just the differential bushings. Any ideas? The wheel hop issue started getting worse gradually. If you see my videos on youtube, I rarely had wheel hop. The issue came out like demons when I took out to Sacramento Raceway on a super sticky day in December.
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