Wheel Hop

[tlake84]

I started to take off and there was a bit of snow on the ground so it spun like normal for a little bit... afterwards, once on dry pavement my wheels hopped pretty bad... something sounded different so I just ignored it then I went back to driving like normal. Shortly after I went to pass another car and down shifted from 4th to 3rd gear and nailed it like normal and now it seems like it KICKS alot harder then before...

[goofyguy]

could you have a torn mount already?

[macncheese]

easily could have. get under that hood and kick the thottle open. no easy revving it up, goose it. see how much the motor moves. then take a close look at your mounts.
tony

[tlake84]

Originally Posted by macncheese

easily could have. get under that hood and kick the thottle open. no easy revving it up, goose it. see how much the motor moves. then take a close look at your mounts.
tony

I did this but didnt rev it too much, I will rev it wide open tomarrow morning. If I did tear my mount do you think the dealer would cover it?

[goofyguy]

Nope. you can try but Im gonna bet no.

[macncheese]

i'll second that. at least the mount shouldn't be expensive. most costly i've ever personally seen was my assistant manager's honda accord. $43!!!!! mine are like $15 each and 5-20 minutes to swap depending on which one.
tony

[tlake84]

Originally Posted by macncheese

i'll second that. at least the mount shouldn't be expensive. most costly i've ever personally seen was my assistant manager's honda accord. $43!!!!! mine are like $15 each and 5-20 minutes to swap depending on which one.
tony

Oh... so I am probably not looking at a very large fee for getting it fixed? Thanks for all the help guys!

[TXRLU]

Originally Posted by tlake84

Oh... so I am probably not looking at a very large fee for getting it fixed? Thanks for all the help guys!

you could try to explain to the dealer that there is some Jerking taking place. I noticed before I got the latest ECM update that I was experiencing the jerkiness that I felt attributed to wheel hop. Car drives so much smoother now. See if you can get them to believe that the jerkiness is what caused premature wear on your mounts, just a suggestion. Good luck

[MotorMouth]

Originally Posted by tlake84

I did this but didnt rev it too much, I will rev it wide open tomarrow morning. If I did tear my mount do you think the dealer would cover it?

I'm curious how you did this with no throttle cable?

[macncheese]

you can't reach the throttle arm on your car?
tony