Terrible results from Sunday at the track
I’ve had good luck with the stock runflat tires and stock suspension. 99% of the time I don’t experience any wheel hop, and I’m able to run low 1.90 sixty foots.
Just an observation: after many, many ¼ mile passes one thing I’ve noticed is that the only time I get wheel hop is when there is water on the track. If the person in front of me gets the track wet from the burnout box I get bad wheel hop. If the track is dry I never have any problems. If you don’t do your burnout correctly, i.e. burnout in the water, you can get water in your rear wheel wells that will drip down onto your rear tires as you are launching and going down the track.
There are tons of variables in getting a good launch. Try to hookup with someone at the track who is turning good times in his or her C5. Hopefully they’ll being willing to watch you run and give you a few pointers.
Good Luck!
Just an observation: after many, many ¼ mile passes one thing I’ve noticed is that the only time I get wheel hop is when there is water on the track. If the person in front of me gets the track wet from the burnout box I get bad wheel hop. If the track is dry I never have any problems. If you don’t do your burnout correctly, i.e. burnout in the water, you can get water in your rear wheel wells that will drip down onto your rear tires as you are launching and going down the track.
There are tons of variables in getting a good launch. Try to hookup with someone at the track who is turning good times in his or her C5. Hopefully they’ll being willing to watch you run and give you a few pointers.
Good Luck!
On The Tree
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 157
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From: Pasadena, MD
Thanks Rob! I’m definitely not setting the world on fire, but I’ve been able to run 11.80’s @124 on the runflats. They are FAR from ideal, but you can run them without experiencing wheel hop. The up side is I’ve been running this current setup for three years and haven’t broken anything.
