phdibart
Member
I tried out the launch control the other day on my 4BW 6M and was getting really bad wheel hop. It was a typical New England fall day: dry as a bone and sunny with temps in the mid-40s. My tire pressures were 35 all around, slightly warmed up to about 36 psi per the dash indicator, and I'm running the factory tires with about 7,600 miles on them. I note the conditions because it's not like these are brand new tires or I had them underpressured. I was in competitive driving mode, so no PTM mode, with launch control set to automatic. Note that I don't have the steering wheel PTM switch, so from my experience, I can only access PTM modes in track mode.
Has anyone else experienced this? Do you have any suggestions to avoid this?
I thought about (1) customizing the launch control to allow for higher RPMs and/or more slippage or (2) trying it per the owner's manual recommendation, which is in track mode with PTM set to race 2.
And even when just getting on it in 1st or with a WOT 1st-2nd shift at or near redline, I'll get wheel hop instead of slippage or squealing. I mean, I wouldn't think the factory Michelin's are that grippy.
Has anyone else experienced this? Do you have any suggestions to avoid this?
I thought about (1) customizing the launch control to allow for higher RPMs and/or more slippage or (2) trying it per the owner's manual recommendation, which is in track mode with PTM set to race 2.
And even when just getting on it in 1st or with a WOT 1st-2nd shift at or near redline, I'll get wheel hop instead of slippage or squealing. I mean, I wouldn't think the factory Michelin's are that grippy.