I just had a comment on whether or not everyone else's tires spin when they take off. My car is beating the pants off of my friends modified Civics and 200sx se-r but when i take off my tires spin like nuts. Does anyone know if they make a limited slip differential. My car is bone stock by the way. Also does everyones car rev real high on the highway (example 4,000 rpms at 80 in 5th gear) This is kinda good and bad. I think this is why i beat the se-r but in a top speed race i think he would kill me cause he only revs up to 2,900 rpm's at 80.

Any comments would be appreciated

Thanks

 

First check the easy stuff before cracking into your drivline. Buy good sticky tires, practice launches, and the like. Is your car lowered? If not this could help by keeping more weight on your front tires durring take-off. LSD's are great but can be hard on half-shafts, cv joints, and the like. Your RPM levels look normal. Remember that our engines make more tourqe at a lower rpm than most 4 cyl engines, therefore better off the line than most. keep playing and asking questions.

(by the way I see that your car is stock so the springs would be a good addition)

[ September 10, 2001: Message edited by: DESIGN ]

 

20% of your spinning problem is your tires. The stock tires are about as grippy as glass. Changing out your stock tires to a softer, more agressive tire would help.

about 30% of your problem is a lack of a Limited Slip Differental. With an LSD, it would be harder to spin the front wheels, but it would still happen with the stock crappy rubber.

About 20% can be blamed on the stock suspension, and it's tendency to wheel hop and transfer weight to the rear of the car.

The remaining 30% of the problem is on you, the driver. The 60' time variation between a experienced driver and a inexperienced driver are rather pronouced. Try to lauch the car at a lower RPM, so that the tires do not spin. When they do spin, back off the throttle SLOWLY, or put the clutch back in (bad...could fry stock clutch), till the tires grab traction again, then start feeding the car power.

If you practice, you should be able to get a damn speedy launch with a minimum of tire spin, in pure stock form. Also...if you WANT TO...a 4500 RPM launch with a quick clutch release is good for turning the stock rubber into piles of rubber slag.