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08-30-2014, 08:09 PM

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Wheel hop? Really? What tires do you have on that car?

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Very much so, I have Michelin sp a/s 3 .....great on the road...not so much on the track

Not really good tires.

I'd be happy with those #s for a daily driver in heat.

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08-30-2014, 08:22 PM

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Daddy your car is a 6mt right?

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08-30-2014, 11:04 PM

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Wheel hop? Really? What tires do you have on that car?

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3's

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Daddy your car is a 6mt right?

No but I wish....I'm in the 7at and leave her in DS all night long

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08-31-2014, 02:22 AM

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Normally its with VDC off, and normally launch around 1000-1300 rpm. Anything more and it seems like I just spin even more. Tried launching at 2k and got bad wheel hop and back end got loose pretty bad.

But I did try a few diff things just to see, VDC on/off, dead stop into a roll then floor it, tried feathering brake/gas....nothing really seemed to "hook up" off the line....best times were as mentioned above vdc off-1k launch

Sorry a little confused since your a 7AT and not Manual. How do you launch at 1k RPM? Are you rev'ing at 1k while in neutral then slip it into Drive?