FWD P5/MSP with wheelhop & torque steer questions

jhanson9

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Everybody with a turbo on their car??

How do you get around the wheel hop that likes to present itself to a FWD car?? That is one turn off of the Mazdaspeed protege, i would rather buy a 1994 toyota MR2, which is RWD and turbo. I have a 2.0L P5 now, and hate the wheel hop & torque steer, and skidding when accelerating through 1st gear. It absolutely kills the enjoyment out of the vehicle. Is there anything you guys did to your car to help??
 
There are few things you can do to limit the wheel hop, torque steer and bump steer in FWD like poly engine mounts, anti-sway bar and strut tower bar. You'll never get rid of it completely but the MSP has the LSD which should help as well. Full on torque steer under boost doesn't bother that much. But my FWD turbo gives me performance approaching that of an RX-7 or MR2 without sacrificing everyday driveability and utility.
 
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