Hoshi8 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 (edited) hi all...encountered this in my friend's swift sport yesterday..slight drizzling..stopping at traffic light...want to test new mods....Rev rev abit....try to move off....at ard 2.5rpm...wheel spin like siao ting tong.....engine jerk....then slowly pickup instead...lose to SBS bus at left lane...MALU BIG TIME.... can anyone tell me what really causes wheel spins??? is it that the torque too much for the car???? alloy wheels too light??? tyres are crappy??? car too light??? any help is appreciated... Edited March 1, 2007 by Hoshi8 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icekitten Clutched March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 Wheel spin when rev too high but clutch haven't engaged properly. That's what I encounter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 Usually when I encountered wheel spin, the roads are wet and my tyes need to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshi8 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Author Share March 1, 2007 but tyres are new cos...car is only 1 month old!!!.....lousy tyres perhaps.... told him not to get that liao...firenza ST03....same tyres like mine...wet condition..the grip like crap... must change tyres at 15k.... but we tried this many times....never once got wheel spin...only this time ...after he put sprint booster and CAI and change to lighter rims all at one go...then try got problem... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheekg98 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 simi is wheel spin ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 Like that harz.. Wait for the experts to come in.. I am a safety driver.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 Lots of sound and smoke but no movement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clio Neutral Newbie March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 too high torque will sudden break of traction will usually for turbo car when the torque suddenly comes in wheel light wont cause spin tyres crappy on wet confirmed by a friend at PG(ST03) throttle control is your main problem here. live with the setup and dont let the setup live with u. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazaki Clutched March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 Bro, maybe u've done it wrongly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenbackside 1st Gear March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 hi all...encountered this in my friend's swift sport yesterday..slight drizzling..stopping at traffic light...want to test new mods....Rev rev abit....try to move off....at ard 2.5rpm...wheel spin like siao ting tong.....engine jerk....then slowly pickup instead...lose to SBS bus at left lane...MALU BIG TIME.... can anyone tell me what really causes wheel spins??? is it that the torque too much for the car???? alloy wheels too light??? tyres are crappy??? car too light??? any help is appreciated... Torque output has overcome the traction limit of the tyres. Very common on rainy days. If his car can smoke his tyres on a dry road, then he has a monster. There can never be too much torque, haha... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evildoer Neutral Newbie March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 (edited) car on steep (up)slope at carpark can do wheel spin liao... lol Edited March 1, 2007 by Evildoer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrosszero Turbocharged March 1, 2007 Share March 1, 2007 1. Wet ground 2. Tires 3. Drop clutch too fast 4. RPMs too high Wheelspin is easier to induce in a FWD car than the rest of the drivetrains because under acceleration the car's CG is shifted backward. Which means that the front wheel becomes unloaded (the reverse happens when you brake, more weight shift forward). The unloaded wheel can thus break traction easier. You'll have to feed the clutch in. Or just take it easy on rainy days. Even when its dry, 4WD/RWD will launch better than a similar powered FWD car. Taxis are mostly RWD...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear March 2, 2007 Share March 2, 2007 hi all...encountered this in my friend's swift sport yesterday..slight drizzling..stopping at traffic light...want to test new mods....Rev rev abit....try to move off....at ard 2.5rpm...wheel spin like siao ting tong.....engine jerk....then slowly pickup instead...lose to SBS bus at left lane...MALU BIG TIME.... can anyone tell me what really causes wheel spins??? is it that the torque too much for the car???? alloy wheels too light??? tyres are crappy??? car too light??? any help is appreciated... i guess its the light weight rims plus the wet floor plays a major part.if tyre botak also plays a major part. lastly its the clutch control that will affect also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonetics 2nd Gear March 2, 2007 Share March 2, 2007 but tyres are new cos...car is only 1 month old!!!.....lousy tyres perhaps.... told him not to get that liao...firenza ST03....same tyres like mine...wet condition..the grip like crap... must change tyres at 15k.... but we tried this many times....never once got wheel spin...only this time ...after he put sprint booster and CAI and change to lighter rims all at one go...then try got problem... if that's the case,it could be the light weight rims. did you all ever tried on wet floor? sprint booster and CAI is not the main factor to wheel spin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear March 2, 2007 Share March 2, 2007 (edited) but tyres are new cos...car is only 1 month old!!!.....lousy tyres perhaps.... told him not to get that liao...firenza ST03....same tyres like mine...wet condition..the grip like crap... must change tyres at 15k.... but we tried this many times....never once got wheel spin...only this time ...after he put sprint booster and CAI and change to lighter rims all at one go...then try got problem... with the sprint booster and also the road is slightly wet, definately will spin if you rev to 2.5k before you dump clutch, even my 8 seater will also wheel spin when the road is a bit wet for manual cars, to wheel spin is very easy, just hold the rev before you dump the clutch, I did it very easily when I was driving all my previous sedan cars, you can even do it in the dry Edited March 2, 2007 by Vtim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdvic Neutral Newbie March 2, 2007 Share March 2, 2007 you can up size your tyres to 40, 45 or 50 wide and 15", 16" or 17" for better traction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mroonws Clutched March 2, 2007 Share March 2, 2007 Front wheel drive spins very easily...Get better traction tyres or install LSD... Wet roads have lesser traction...SO...try it in the dry roads instead.......if it still spins like mad...Your car d*mn power... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presea 3rd Gear March 2, 2007 Share March 2, 2007 I've managed to get wheelspin in almost every car (from 1L manuals to 4L autos) I've driven except 2. Both were Hyundai (an Elantra and Sonata) with automatic gears, and could not be revved beyond 3K while holding on to the brake Generally, a manual car with sufficient clutch-life left can be wheelspinned when the clutch is dropped at 3K or more. Even my aging Presea with sticky 205 tyres could wheelspin in the dry. It's all about giving enough throttle and getting the clutch to bite hard. Too little throttle, not enough clutch bite and you'd either get "normal acceleration" or a burnt clutch (too much throttle, not enough bite). ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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