Has anyone thought of a traction bar design for our cars? because I have a serious wheel hop issue when I take my car to the 1/4mile



matt

 

My car acts like it has traction bars, it's a gsl-se so maybe try finding a gsl-se in a junkyard and use them? i never get tire hop going forward but when i'm in reverse and give it gas i get wheel hop like crazy... i'm assuming gsl-se came stock with traction bars.

 

yeah, i get wheelhop too. not as bad going forward as reverse, but it's there. mind you, my suspension is completly shot, from bushing to springs.

 

If you get wheels hops, it's probably the bushings in the back are no good. B/c you have a live axle, u shouldn't need a traction bar

 

that would explain it!

 

Thats right, a live axle rear wheel drive.with LSD

 

Well, what did it run?

 

15.043 @ 89.11mph

This is at palmdale about 2000+ft above sea level so I can't get the greatest times but I feel that the car can run faster.
Also I'm going through the traps in 3rd gear @ 7400. If shift info 4th it'll bog me down. This is on street tires. Shifting @ 7200.

matt

 

If by "Traction bars" you mean slapper bars, they would not be hard to fab up, but they are a band-aid solution.

The problem is most likely linked to the bushings or even u-joints being shot...not to mention the crappy design of the stock rear suspension...

Hopefully some real suspension pros will chime in, but I'd bet (flamesuit:on) that poly bushings in the lower arms would reduce the hop if you were going purely for straight-line traction.

What do you mean, "cuctom made rear shock bar" BTW?

 

The Custom Rear Shock bar That you mention is something I created one day when I had too much time on my hands...

It's basicly a chromemoly bar that spans the length of the rear shock towers in theory to reduce flex.

I made it out of a old Volkwagen traction bar that I had laying around and decided to put it to use. It was a free and i figured it couldn't hurt. Plus it looks cool and it is a converstion piece.

The bushings keep comming up so I'll check them out next time I'm under the car.. with gas prices like they I ain't gonna be racing any time soon.

matt

 

so basically its a reat strut tower brace?

 

um yeah

 

someone82


Dont tell me your running 15 on a ported engine

Whats a extend a port...

extendedport?

Im shooting for 12s,

 

yeah but that is at palmdale at over 2000+ ft in the desert and I live on the coast. I haven't timed the car at a sea level track, nor do I have it jetted for the desert.
I do feel that it is alot slower at the track, then it is back here at home. I also beat my friend's mustang that ran 14.5 at pomona (about sea level) a few years back.

But i still feel my car could be quicker. anyone got a weber 48 sitting around? I still think my carb is too small

matt