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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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what scca class do i fit in?

1984 rx7, gutted interior, respeed. Crossmember, 15-1 rack, 15x7 drs with street tires, 12a halfbridge,(soon to be turbo), under 2000lbs, if u need to know anything else just ask

Also does said class need a cage?
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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Anything on a track will need a cage if you are asking about a class. From the list you would be in GT or SP, SP for sure if you go turbo, either one needs cage, fuel cell, fire system at a minimum.

Auto-X I haven't done in about 20 years but I'm sure they would find a place for you at local events even if it's an imaginary "X" class so they can take your money.
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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Anyway that I could keep it na and slip into stock class
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Just keep the hood closed...lol

Are we talking road racing or auto-x?
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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Road racing occasionally and mostly autox but car needs to roadrace tech.and classing
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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From my read of the SCCA rules, you could legally run in GT or in a region specific class such as ITE or Super Production. The issue for your car is the porting beyond a street port.

That being said, there are always rumors floating about regarding certain cars in the IT ranks with a half-bridge here and there...

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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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If that is a non-stock crossmember that will put you in GT or SP for sure. I don't know how the half bridge fits in though, they have all kinds of combos for RX7's that could put you in 3 different GT classes IIRC.

Most likely you will end up in SP. It's sort of a 'catch all' class to get more cars and money out of a weekend for the host region. Pretty much GT level safety equipment is required.
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 10:46 AM
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seems like it would be ita in club racing but not sure if car would be competitive, but looks like without cage and fuel cell i could possibly do sp without turbo
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TS87FC3S
seems like it would be ita in club racing but not sure if car would be competitive, but looks like without cage and fuel cell i could possibly do sp without turbo
ITA = stock port, stock crossmember

you could go run NASA PT or TT, those are simpler, you could give them a dyno sheet, and the weight and they will class you
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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I'm thinking class c street prepared, guess ill put stock port 12a in and save the hafg bridge turbo for later
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by TS87FC3S
I'm thinking class c street prepared, guess ill put stock port 12a in and save the hafg bridge turbo for later
Street Prepared class in auto-x requires full interior and no change in steering placement. I think it might be a F Prepared car. If you did turbo it would be X Prepared.
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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full interior thats gay lol, whats f prepared
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 06:10 PM
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EP is what mine is classed for. Similar car with a non turbo 6 port car bed. Lots of mods allowed just nothing beyond a street port. Check your local SCCA and see what runs. My car was set up for ITS when I bought it but nobody runs that so I am converting to EP
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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1984 rx7, 2000lbs
12a stock port
full header back exhaust with cat and muffs
holley intake and carb
respeed crossmember and rack
respeed Coilovers
tokico blues
stock swaybars
stock igniton
stock trans
stock rearend
stock brakes

Gutted Interior(no carpet, sound deadening, no door panels, no nothing) with factory dash, racing buckets, harness bar with 5 point harnesses

15x7 diamond racing wheels with street tires

heres full details
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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You're kind of in limbo there with your mods. Some of them totally throw you out of one class, others throw you out of another.

Your Holley carb/intake and REspeed cross member puts you out of any SCCA roadrace class except SP. Put a stock intake and carb back on the car and a stock cross member and you are close to ITA. You'll need 13x7 wheels though.

A this point you need to decide what you want to do with the car and sit down and read the rules. NASA racing might be an option. I know they have different classing methods I've just never looked into them that far.

Usually a car built for auto-x isn't that great for road racing and vice versa but you'll still have a blast either way.
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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You are probably in F-prepared for auto-x. I'm not sure what the rules are for cross-members.
F-prepared is mainly gutted race cars, but the level of competition varies widely from region to region. I've seen some prepared cars that are about as fast as their street-prepared counter parts. And other, well prepared and driven ones take it to the modified classes. So you could be up against anything from a 240Z with nothing more than a cam swap, to gutted a Boxster with a built engine.
Either way you'll have fun... depending on how important "winning" is to you.
Good luck
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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What all can I do.in f prepared and do I need a cage?, i gavr up on the road race thing just auto x
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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In prepared, you can gut the interior, change spring, shocks, sway bars, brakes. Remove all lights, can move suspension points around, any bushing material (even metal). Can port the engine and change fuel induction. I think you can switch to fuel injection now with no weight penalty. wheels up to 10" wide, or 12" wide with a 50lbs penalty iirc.
You don't need a cage or even a roll bar as long as it's not a convertible.
If you plan on only doing auto-x then you definitely need to read through the rule book.
http://www.scca.com/documents/2011%2...lo%20Rules.pdf
Good luck
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Travis R
In prepared, you can gut the interior, change spring, shocks, sway bars, brakes. Remove all lights, can move suspension points around, any bushing material (even metal). Can port the engine and change fuel induction. I think you can switch to fuel injection now with no weight penalty. wheels up to 10" wide, or 12" wide with a 50lbs penalty iirc.
You don't need a cage or even a roll bar as long as it's not a convertible.
If you plan on only doing auto-x then you definitely need to read through the rule book.
http://www.scca.com/documents/2011%2...lo%20Rules.pdf
Good luck
So lookes like fp or ssm looks like I could be more competive in fp
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Can I run a 12at in class f prepared
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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I assume you mean turbo... you cannot add/remove forced induction in any Prepared class.
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 09:00 AM
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Jdm 12at lol factory turbo
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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JDM is our DM. Don't worry about HP right now, get the car to handle and learn how to drive it.
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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1984 rx7, 2000lbs
12a stock port
full header back exhaust with cat and muffs
holley intake and carb
respeed crossmember and rack
respeed Coilovers
tokico blues
stock swaybars
stock igniton
stock trans
stock rearend
stock brakes

Gutted Interior(no carpet, sound deadening, no door panels, no nothing) with factory dash, racing buckets, harness bar with 5 point harnesses

15x7 diamond racing wheels with street tires
Put a cage in and run in NASA PTE class.
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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Not sure if you're still wondering about what class the car fits in to but that car was running in F Prepared.
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