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Again , today, hard take off from the light and it hopped !!! I hope, it does not do this at the track, when I go there. With all the rain , we are getting and got this summer , the asphalt has to be dust free.
 
wlgj said:
Again , today, hard take off from the light and it hopped !!! I hope, it does not do this at the track, when I go there. With all the rain , we are getting and got this summer , the asphalt has to be dust free.
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Dust would create wheelspin. Dry oil-less roads would give you greater traction and perhaps wheel hop for you. As before I have had slight wheel hop, but not nearly as often as you seem to get it.
 
Murray20c8 said:
Dust would create wheelspin. Dry oil-less roads would give you greater traction and perhaps wheel hop for you. As before I have had slight wheel hop, but not nearly as often as you seem to get it.
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I have been on the quiet side , lately, because the wife is in the car and she gets nervous , easily. Could it need an adjustment? I do not want to break anything because I have been told , it is hard to get parts , for a C8.
 
wlgj said:
I have been on the quiet side , lately, because the wife is in the car and she gets nervous , easily. Could it need an adjustment? I do not want to break anything because I have been told , it is hard to get parts , for a C8.
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Try slipping the clutch later ... oh, wait .... ;)
 
wlgj said:
Again , today, hard take off from the light and it hopped !!! I hope, it does not do this at the track, when I go there. With all the rain , we are getting and got this summer , the asphalt has to be dust free.
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Have you done any mods? Like lowered?
 
Murray20c8 said:
Have you done any mods? Like lowered?
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No not yet. I am shopping for nicer, lighter wheels but that is about it. GM is really hard on modifications , compared to Ford. I bought a the warranty extension , so do not want to waste that.
 
wlgj said:
No not yet. I am shopping for nicer, lighter wheels but that is about it. GM is really hard on modifications , compared to Ford. I bought a the warranty extension , so do not want to waste that.
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Beats me then. Unless you are taking off from potholes! I mean you are in Quebec right? ;)
 
Murray20c8 said:
Beats me then. Unless you are taking off from potholes! I mean you are in Quebec right? ;)
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No pretty recent asphalt where it happened today.:)
 
I am going to go out and try it on another road , now, and let you know what happens.
 
Would/could softer rear end suspension be involved? Was the trunk full of bowling balls?
 
MKinOntario said:
Would/could softer rear end suspension be involved? Was the trunk full of bowling balls?
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No to both. Finally it is that section of asphalt. I went to an older road and it hooked up great. No wheel hop. Thank GOD I do not have to sell it. :oops:
 
Well, my 2024 (Z51) finally “unlocked” at 805km on the way to meet few corvette friends to pre-run a new route for corvette cruises. I floored the car from a traffic light and “wheel hop”. Now, to be fair it was 6 C and we did have a few flakes of snow come down during our run. My non-z51 car has never had wheel hop but it would spin the tires triggering traction control that would shut down all the fun.

So OP, there is nothing wrong with your car.

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DenisC8 said:
Well, my 2024 (Z51) finally “unlocked” at 805km on the way to meet few corvette friends to pre-run a new route for corvette cruises. I floored the car from a traffic light and “wheel hop”. Now, to be fair it was 6 C and we did have a few flakes of snow come down during our run. My non-z51 car has never had wheel hop but it would spin the tires triggering traction control that would shut down all the fun.

So OP, there is nothing wrong with your car.

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Thanks, I was told by a drag strip expert that Z51 do tend to wheel hop. Why, I don't know.
 
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