solo / autox help please
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solo / autox help please
im thinking about doing some auto-x and after a bit of research i think i know what class it belongs in but just for fun maby you guys can help conferm it.
what class would you put my car in??
this was befor ths e-fan, new 12a, and coilovers.
what class would you put my car in??
this was befor ths e-fan, new 12a, and coilovers.
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Okay, you're gonna have to list your mods if you want to know for sure. However:
1. Blowthrough turbo? I'm I seeing what I think I'm seeing? If so, off to SSM with you!
2. Camber plates put you in CSP
3. Is the motor ported? SSM
But really, what you need to do is go to the SCCA website and look over the rules. They are pretty clear on what you can/can't do. Beautiful car btw.
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1. Blowthrough turbo? I'm I seeing what I think I'm seeing? If so, off to SSM with you!
2. Camber plates put you in CSP
3. Is the motor ported? SSM
But really, what you need to do is go to the SCCA website and look over the rules. They are pretty clear on what you can/can't do. Beautiful car btw.
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yes reading the rules i think im looking at ssm or em.
mods (of the top of my head)
12a 1/2 bridge (not into the water seal)
blowthrough turbo
holley carb & intake
fmic
coilovers w/ camber plates
aftermarket seat and belts (4 point harneses)
autopower bolt in roll bar
stock (gsl-se) fuel pump, aftermarket fpr.
rear end gears may change to 4.77
s4 na trany
vented hood if i feal like putting it on the car
i could run 15x7 or 17x7 wheels but i will be running a street tire.
mods (of the top of my head)
12a 1/2 bridge (not into the water seal)
blowthrough turbo
holley carb & intake
fmic
coilovers w/ camber plates
aftermarket seat and belts (4 point harneses)
autopower bolt in roll bar
stock (gsl-se) fuel pump, aftermarket fpr.
rear end gears may change to 4.77
s4 na trany
vented hood if i feal like putting it on the car
i could run 15x7 or 17x7 wheels but i will be running a street tire.
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As for the OP's question. SSM, EM or possibly XP. Not sure about the boost allowance for prepared. Go the scca.com and download the solo rules. They will tell you what is permitted in each class. If it isn't specifically allowed, then it's not legal for that class.
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Technically speaking, the GSL/ GSL-SE were never legal in STS due to the LSD. It's the LSD that bumps those, and the GXL FC's to STR. Remove the LSD, and they would then be legal for STS, since that's the only reason they were bumped to STR. ST/STS specifically bans any form of LSD, and has all along.
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Viscous only. From the 2011 SCCA SOLO rules: (Section 14.10)
The GSL/GSL-SE/GXL LSD units are NOT viscous, instead they are clutch type, and therefore not allowed.
K. Limited Slip Differentials
ST, STS – No limited slip differentials are permitted except for factory
standard viscous coupler type units.
ST, STS – No limited slip differentials are permitted except for factory
standard viscous coupler type units.
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S2K's are going to be tough to compete with. They start with a rather large advantage in the tread cross section and IRS. Kinda hard to stuff a 255 under the fenders of a 1st gen RX7 and keep them apart. Doable, but not easy. Especially since most 255 width tires are also taller than what is normally found under a 1st gen.
Can an FB compete with S2K's in STR? Depends a lot on car setup and driver skill, but it's not gonna be easy.
BTW, did you know removing the OMP is not legal is street prepared? It's listed in the rules, and has been since at least 2006, but in a very well hidden location.
Appendix F (Clarifications) under Street Prepared Catagory Clarifications:
Sneaky, huh?
Can an FB compete with S2K's in STR? Depends a lot on car setup and driver skill, but it's not gonna be easy.
BTW, did you know removing the OMP is not legal is street prepared? It's listed in the rules, and has been since at least 2006, but in a very well hidden location.
Appendix F (Clarifications) under Street Prepared Catagory Clarifications:
LUBRICATION SYSTEM, ROTARY ENGINE
Any rotary engine model vehicle that has a lubrication system that
incorporates an oil line injecting oil into the fuel system in the stock
configuration must maintain that arrangement in Street Prepared,
even if an alternate carburetor is used.
Any rotary engine model vehicle that has a lubrication system that
incorporates an oil line injecting oil into the fuel system in the stock
configuration must maintain that arrangement in Street Prepared,
even if an alternate carburetor is used.
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Well, I like CSP because I can do all the cool stuff to my car I would want to do anyway (like emissions removal, suspension upgrades, carb). And, I still get to drive it to work every day.
But it sounds like you would have to spend a year "downgrading" your car before you would fit the rules.
Do you really have to trailer a EM car though? You could run a "soft" setup, not taking advantage of everything the class offers, so you could retain some driveability.
And consider yourself lucky to have good competition handy. I get some fun from the Detroit guys who are pretty serious, but we also have some local guys with hot setups who really know how to drive. If you aren't challenged, then you won't improve.
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But it sounds like you would have to spend a year "downgrading" your car before you would fit the rules.
Do you really have to trailer a EM car though? You could run a "soft" setup, not taking advantage of everything the class offers, so you could retain some driveability.
And consider yourself lucky to have good competition handy. I get some fun from the Detroit guys who are pretty serious, but we also have some local guys with hot setups who really know how to drive. If you aren't challenged, then you won't improve.
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Simply put, had you gone to a National level event, and been protested over the diff, you would have lost, been disqualified and labeled as a cheater. But, there's always those willing to take that chance.
The 90-97 Miata is also allowed in STS, but they added the words "non Torsen equipped", just to insure those who were skirting the rules by using a Miata with Torsen LSD in STS know they are not in compliance. The torsen equipped Miata's also got got placed into STR, where they rightly belonged all along.......
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