no grip in 1st gear when accelerating hard! normal?

[ross12walker]

alright guys iv just purchased a 172 cup and its awsome apart from if i want to floor it in 1st, ill get the usual wheel spin then the front wheels just dont grip they just jump and judder and vibrate, i just cant get the power down at all surely this cant be normal? apart from that the car drives fine theres no unusual sounds or rattles/knocks.
any help would be awsome! thanks

 

[guysy]

What tyres? In the wet?

 

[Dave..]

Srs?

 

[theduck]

Obvious troll is obvious.

 

[MartinR]

Flol bye bye box keep doing hard first gear launches

 

[crombie1]

Stupid French t***s never thought about the average chav while designing the Clio rs

 

[pastieman]

Learn to drive

 

[Daniel]

I recommend the following...

http://www.theaa.com/driving-school/index.html

http://www.bsm.co.uk/offers

http://www.robbiesdrivingschool.co.uk/

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

More signs Clios are too cheap.

 

[G3 NYX]

You mean your doing a burnout? The gearbox's on clios don't like doing them, they just judder.

 

[BoatNonce]

You mean your doing a burnout?

Nah, need to leave the handbrake on for that.



OP, not going anywhere is a common symptom of wheelspin. It's quicker to just, y'know, not drive like a knob.

 

[ross12walker]

no im not tryin to do a burnout or proper dumping the clutch, i just cant accelrate slightly hard with out it juddering, nd no not in the wet, iv driven quite a few cars nd it just doesnt seem normal, surely you should be able to drive a clio sport fast once in a while..

 

[Stefan.]

God im sometimes embarassed at owning a 182 the more they are getting into the wrong hands

 

[ross12walker]

its just beacuse it does it all the way through the gear im not worried about the start. its just i cant drive fast in 1st at all really and it just seemed weird, i was just seein if any-one knew if something may need replacing to help or solve it, thanks

 

[welshname]

Sounds like
a) You're doing a stupidly high rev launch. Anything over 3-4k is completely retarded and pointless.
b) Driving fast isn't about setting off between lights. I don't have any idea when I last drove fast and had to do it from 1st gear, I'm usually travelling at circa 30-40 and hit a NSL area.
c) The juddering is axle tramp. Clio's suffer from it really bad
d) You need better tyres.
e) You sound like a traffic light warrior. Maybe you should have bought a straight line car rather than a "drivers" car.

 

[MartinR]

Replace the car with a saxo or corsa then park on mc donalds chuffing off at kev trendy in his wicked innit vtr wheel spinning

 

[Dave..]

Your engine mounts are worn.

 

[ross12walker]

cheers, no im not doin stupidly high rev launches, i know i agree u dont have to floor it in 1st nd is mostly pointless, but when i just bought it i thought id see what its like, i dont drive like it normally, i didnt mean to come across as an idiot who just rags the sh*t out of it everywhere like a muppet i just thought id see if anyone has had similar because it doesnt seem right.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Is this happening in the dry or wet?

 

[wrc172]

Plus you need GOOD tyres on these. Spend the money.

 

[Scotty-boi]

I recommend round tires next time round

 

[Gally]

 

[ross12walker]

in the dry mate, yeah im not sure how good the tyres are on it i may look at gettin better ones if they suck

 

[welshname]

What tyres are they out of interest.

And I'm glad you're not the typical wanker driver, tbh if you were you would have started swearing and writing in text speak by now.

 

[Lal B3N]

Sound like a set of jinyus are fitted.

 

[Knuckles]

Nah, need to leave the handbrake on for that.



OP, not going anywhere is a common symptom of wheelspin. It's quicker to just, y'know, not drive like a knob.

lol! i do like you

 

[Daniel]

Tbf, the OP sounds like a normal human. I think we should give him another chance and explain to him about tyres on the clio's, and the chocolate engine/gearbox mounts.

I think that's his issue as he doesn't type like a bellend so probably isn't one.

 

[Vish]

Try better tyres and a be gentler with the accelerator.

 

[Knuckles]

in the dry mate, yeah im not sure how good the tyres are on it i may look at gettin better ones if they suck

what does it say on the tyre wall?

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s94p...elli_Pzero_P_Zero_Nero_-_195_45R16_84W_XL_TL_

 

[DJC1980]

Mine is the same..Just trying to take off quick without being a muppet and it spins.........But my tyres are fooked so im sure thats why lol

 

[ross12walker]

on the front 1 of them is a toyo proxes t1r and the other is like an austone athena sp-7 or summat lol guess thats crap?

 

[Knuckles]

yup. you should fit 4 decent, matching tyres

 

[mitch1503]

on the front 1 of them is a toyo proxes t1r and the other is like an austone athena sp-7 or summat lol guess thats crap?

never heard of the austone athena so yeah probs some cheap korean crap

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

T1Rs are good, as long as they're in good condition themselves.
Just get a good matching pair on the front at least.

 

[Lal B3N]

I'd even class the toyos as mid range tyres. Hankook too in my opinion.

Look at Michelin, Pirelli, Conti, Vredestein.

 

[wrc172]

Also check tyre pressures. Thats free and easy, and often overlooked.

 

[mr.pink87]

Front shocks ok?

 

[Dan519]

matching tyres, throttle modulation, and 2nd gear

 

[ross12walker]

ok cheers guys, yeah i think my front shocks are ok..

 

[MarkCup]

I had this problem on my 172 Cup throughout its life.

Mashing it in 1st always overwhelms the tyres.

Stick it in 2nd instead. Sorted.