at the drag stripe recently all i got was wheel hop during launches. the day before i had just gotten my oil changed at kwik car. one of the service guys noticed my front passenger tire was low on air so he proceeded to fill it up and the rest of the others. just checked the tire pressure today out of curiosity, they all read 42psi, rofl. now, the z is my first manual so i knew i would suck but this certainly didnt help. sigh.

 

Thats sucks...
Thats why I usually stop at a gas station by the track and lower the tire pressure, check the car, etc,etc...
I got burned like that in my old Z28 once....

Oh well...you'll get it next time

 

Hey Nexx, dont feel bad.. Kwik kar sister company Jiffy lube ****ed up my car by not tightening the underpanel and it ripped off.... So there.... They are ****ing idiots and i will do my own oil changes and maintenance myself from now till i die!

 

This thread would be more interesting with time slips don't you think.

 

lol i burned them all. but ill give you my 60ft's from memory.

first two runs. ~2.38 60ft with tcs on.
next three without tcs on and mad wheel hop ~2.8 to 2.9 60ft
final run feathering the clutch, weak launch but no wheel hop 2.38 60ft.

 

Who the fawk races with TCS or VDC on?

 

TCS will choke your cars performance (someone thought it was a good idea to gain traction this way)

 

+1

I mean.... I've accidentally tried cleaning the tires off with VDC on and felt like an idiot.

Wouldn't lower tire pressure reduce wheel hop and increase traction anyway

 

Nexx, where were you when the rest of us were lowering our tire psi's? I lowered mine and told walkert and kwiker to do the same.

Also, you should let off the accelerator when you experience wheel hop.


edit- I remember you coming late, so that's probably why you missed it.

 

Don't worry though, it does take some time to get used to... Have you ever been to the track before?

Practice makes perfect.

 

Turn OFF the emergency brake.

 

rofl, me, i totally forgot about it. so nervous, it was my first time at the track driving a manual.

 

i hate you.

 

eh don't feel too bad we all do dumb stuff sometimes, i remember my first time at the track I shut my car off waiting for the full on drag cars to go through, turned it on and forgot TCS doesnt stay off...15.2, 15.4...oh yeah TCS is on *click*..14.2..