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2 03 Cobras go down to broken half shafts!
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<blockquote data-quote="Mac03Cobra" data-source="post: 188539" data-attributes="member: 4233"><p>Bottom line, if you start to get wheel hop, you better get the hell off the gas. It won't get any better by staying in it or adding power. You will break something.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the RPM I leave the line, I will sometimes get HOP, others times no. But I do know, once it starts hopping, let off the gas and chaulk up a bad run. Save your car.</p><p></p><p>The hop starts when the tires lose traction, then they get it back quickly. If you torch the tires and get them spinning fast enough, it won't hop even as you start to hook up as long as you have some speed going.</p><p></p><p>IRS hates to wound up and released quickly. Even a straight axle will hop, but because of the weight of the whole assembly being one piece on both sides, it will tolerate this a little better. Not only is wheel hop hard on half shafts and the rear end, it's murder on transmissions and clutches.</p><p></p><p>I feel for the folks that broke their shafts. Next time they need to cut their losses and get off the gas.</p><p></p><p>Slicks help by not losing traction off the line. Try launching at a little less RPM and it will help keep the wheel hop down. I launch at just about 1600 to 1800.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mac03Cobra, post: 188539, member: 4233"] Bottom line, if you start to get wheel hop, you better get the hell off the gas. It won't get any better by staying in it or adding power. You will break something. Depending on the RPM I leave the line, I will sometimes get HOP, others times no. But I do know, once it starts hopping, let off the gas and chaulk up a bad run. Save your car. The hop starts when the tires lose traction, then they get it back quickly. If you torch the tires and get them spinning fast enough, it won't hop even as you start to hook up as long as you have some speed going. IRS hates to wound up and released quickly. Even a straight axle will hop, but because of the weight of the whole assembly being one piece on both sides, it will tolerate this a little better. Not only is wheel hop hard on half shafts and the rear end, it's murder on transmissions and clutches. I feel for the folks that broke their shafts. Next time they need to cut their losses and get off the gas. Slicks help by not losing traction off the line. Try launching at a little less RPM and it will help keep the wheel hop down. I launch at just about 1600 to 1800. [/QUOTE]
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