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Originally posted by LoCoZ2:

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Originally posted by akrump47:

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If you have an ATX and are getting wheelhop ... dang, Andy's right, don't hit the gas so hard! Tip in gently until the car starts to move and you can feel the tires grip into the pavement, then roll into it more aggressively.
Just forget about trying to launch hard in the rain, its not going to happen!

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Sometimes even if I am at low throttle I STILL get wheelhop!

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Exactly. I had a V6 and the tires up front hopped like crazy, even at just 1/4 throttle. Came to find out I might as well have had drag slicks up front, the tires were so bald. Bad bad bad...but I still miss those days.


Hector, do tell your secrets! You must have some mad torque on that ATX Zetec to get wheel hop.