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Title: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: berg on July 01, 2013, 12:30:21 pm
Wheel hop. Not good if you have a highly modified MK5 and you cant get the power down.

I cant remember the last time I had any wheel hop and no doubt this was eliminated with the addition of hardware such as the WALK and full set of THS engine mounts and vibratechnics dogbone mount, along with the very best tyres you can buy - Pilot Super Sports are great  :happy2:

I also switched over to the linear throttle map though and although the car initially feels slower I do prefer the power delivery and it does increase the driveability with a diff fitted.

Such is the "linear" delivery that it led me to question whether this along with the WALK would eliminate the hop on its own and whether a solid lower mount is as crucial as it was on the old map.

What are other members thoughts on the linear map helping eradicate this issue?
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: scopes on July 01, 2013, 12:37:28 pm
Yes matey, thats what i asked for and it makes a big difference, wheel hop has gone  :party:

hated having wheel hop, i even changed to coilovers and superpro anti lift kit, with is more of an antilift kit if you look threw the last few pages on my thread you will see the difference between whiteline and superpro A.L.K.

or just go easy on your right foot  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: berg on July 01, 2013, 02:31:48 pm
Yes matey, thats what i asked for and it makes a big difference, wheel hop has gone  :party:

hated having wheel hop, i even changed to coilovers and superpro anti lift kit, with is more of an antilift kit if you look threw the last few pages on my thread you will see the difference between whiteline and superpro A.L.K.

or just go easy on your right foot  :signLOL:


i knew the bushes were meant to be of a higher quality on the SALK over the WALK but was not aware it was actually more efficient, will check it out. :happy2:
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: Saintsteve on July 01, 2013, 05:09:38 pm
Yes matey, thats what i asked for and it makes a big difference, wheel hop has gone  :party:

hated having wheel hop, i even changed to coilovers and superpro anti lift kit, with is more of an antilift kit if you look threw the last few pages on my thread you will see the difference between whiteline and superpro A.L.K.

or just go easy on your right foot  :signLOL:


i knew the bushes were meant to be of a higher quality on the SALK over the WALK but was not aware it was actually more efficient, will check it out. :happy2:

Since having my linear R tech remap, I have much better launch then I did with the old Bluefin remap. That's without any walk or Suspension mods.
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: berg on July 01, 2013, 07:13:29 pm
Yes matey, thats what i asked for and it makes a big difference, wheel hop has gone  :party:

hated having wheel hop, i even changed to coilovers and superpro anti lift kit, with is more of an antilift kit if you look threw the last few pages on my thread you will see the difference between whiteline and superpro A.L.K.

or just go easy on your right foot  :signLOL:


i knew the bushes were meant to be of a higher quality on the SALK over the WALK but was not aware it was actually more efficient, will check it out. :happy2:

Since having my linear R tech remap, I have much better launch then I did with the old Bluefin remap. That's without any walk or Suspension mods.


so you dont have any engine mounts either?
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: Saintsteve on July 01, 2013, 08:29:48 pm
Yes matey, thats what i asked for and it makes a big difference, wheel hop has gone  :party:

hated having wheel hop, i even changed to coilovers and superpro anti lift kit, with is more of an antilift kit if you look threw the last few pages on my thread you will see the difference between whiteline and superpro A.L.K.

or just go easy on your right foot  :signLOL:


i knew the bushes were meant to be of a higher quality on the SALK over the WALK but was not aware it was actually more efficient, will check it out. :happy2:

Since having my linear R tech remap, I have much better launch then I did with the old Bluefin remap. That's without any walk or Suspension mods.


so you dont have any engine mounts either?

No. running smooth in the cabin OEM ones  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: vRS Carl on July 01, 2013, 09:05:35 pm
No. running smooth in the cabin OEM ones  :signLOL:

Is that until R-Tech bring a set out?  :booty:
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: 18Edition30 on July 01, 2013, 09:11:37 pm
Excuse me fr not knowing....but what actually is wheel hop?
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: Saintsteve on July 01, 2013, 09:19:34 pm
No. running smooth in the cabin OEM ones  :signLOL:

Is that until R-Tech bring a set out?  :booty:

He's not going into that area of business from what I've heard, there's no market for it as Revo are already doing them and charging 3x more then the market share. That means they must be good  :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: RedED30 on July 01, 2013, 09:22:01 pm
Excuse me fr not knowing....but what actually is wheel hop?

Wheel hop is where the driven wheels hop, jump, shake while under acceleration.

I have a Revo linear throttle with no mount upgrades and do get wheel hop but only under very harsh acceleration.

Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: vRS Carl on July 01, 2013, 10:50:01 pm
No. running smooth in the cabin OEM ones  :signLOL:

Is that until R-Tech bring a set out?  :booty:

He's not going into that area of business from what I've heard, there's no market for it as Revo are already doing them and charging 3x more then the market share. That means they must be good  :popcornsoda:

No idea as i have VF Engineering ones  :P
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: berg on July 01, 2013, 11:11:04 pm
Excuse me fr not knowing....but what actually is wheel hop?


you will know about it if you experience it, very unpleasant indeed, have to really go lightly with your right foot as too much power/torque for the wheels to cope will induce it at stg 2+ which makes being at that stage of tune of the old Revo map pointless because a Stg 1 KO3 Gti will get the power down better in the wet/greasy road conditions
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: AndrewJB on July 01, 2013, 11:54:57 pm
I get it alot
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: edd666999 on July 02, 2013, 12:27:33 am
walk, all 3 mounts and no hop for me
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: AndrewJB on July 02, 2013, 12:35:24 am
W-ALK, THS FR3 Mounts, H&R Springs, 19" wheels, Quaife LSD and lots of hop :sad1:

Hoping to get Linear Throttle for my ECU from APR
Title: Re: Linear throttle map the best mod to eliminate wheel hop?
Post by: rich83 on July 02, 2013, 12:37:42 am
If you bury the throttle in first gear expect wheel hop... no matter what map you have.

Feed in the power..... repeat after me.... Feed in the power!  :signLOL: