Wheelhop Problem

white2000neon · Post by **white2000neon** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:44 am

Ok when i went to the track last night on my last run where i actually launched it i had really bad wheelhop through 1st gear where i still managed a 2.3 60' suprisingly. I have the race motor mount inserts on the bottom and top mount hoping that would take care of it, but i guess not. I do have a stock tranny mount and im wondering if that has to do with anything. Any tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:15 am

hmm, those race mm's should of taken care of that. dont know why it would hop yet but go ahead and get a tranny mount insert.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:23 pm

Stiffening the trans mount will make the biggest difference out of all 4 mounts. Some people don't like to go that route because it is one of the two weight-bearing mounts and it will tend to add vibration. Naturally, race-only cars, this wouldn't matter.

The motor mount inserts will help, but that's still not fixing the major location of the movement in the driveline. I personally haven't done it because for daily driving, just a set of street inserts is enough for me. You, however, might want to consider filling your trans mount with silicone or buying some poly inserts.

white2000neon · Post by **white2000neon** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:41 pm

jonnymopar wrote:Stiffening the trans mount will make the biggest difference out of all 4 mounts. Some people don't like to go that route because it is one of the two weight-bearing mounts and it will tend to add vibration. Naturally, race-only cars, this wouldn't matter.

The motor mount inserts will help, but that's still not fixing the major location of the movement in the driveline. I personally haven't done it because for daily driving, just a set of street inserts is enough for me. You, however, might want to consider filling your trans mount with silicone or buying some poly inserts.

Thanks nice bit of info there. I just bought a filled trans mount so we'll see if that makes a difference.