RallyX / SCCA Solo (AutoX) Prep

[Tanro]

Well I have decided the talon is gonna be an RallyX Whore. Probably get the Eclipse Ready for AutoX so I can hit up 2x the events each year.

I am thinking of just taking the talon as a Stock Unit for at least the first year.

But, My eclipse. Would it even be legal to use a 6 Bolt swapped 2nd Gen in SCCA?

 

[aaronmatusz]

Questions for you:

Is the motor built?
1G head?
Is your profile up-to-date with regard to mods?

 

[Tanro]

Built as in put together? No
Built as in modified? Yes .020 over which is legal
Either head I can work with.

 

[everbruin]

for scca autox, i believe e/sp allows a 1g/2g engine swap so long as it's the whole shebang; online rulebook should have details under street prepared. If you only do partial, i figure sm class.

 

[Tanro]

This is so aggravating. I can either keep the POS 7 bolt that is in the car. Rebuild said 7 bolt so its not a POS or go with the 6 bolt and be bumped up like 3 classes.

I think I am just gonna do the 7 bolt swap and hope the inspector does not know the difference. Either that or put my 2g head on the 6 bolt and see about running it with out the CAS ( dead give away)

 

[aaronmatusz]

The 2g motor will be better for your purpose. Compression is higher + the 2G head flows better = great spool.

 

[TurboATM]

when I entered a few events back home, the guys doing the inspections had no clue what they were looking at. it was pretty much if ANYTHING was modded, you were street modified. if it all looked factory, you were in your stock class.


(they had me, in my neon with a home made cold air intake, running with 25 psi Evos)

 

[endeffect0]

A wise old multi time National champion once told me, 'your stock, it looks stock-ish to me so until you get some slicks and get competitive your stock. who cares what class you run in until you start to beat people. when you do, man up and either put the stock parts back in or build it to be competitive in a modified class. and heres one more tip, you don't have the money to win in a modified class.'

This was the advice given to me when i asked for help figuring out where my six bolt swapped/ 3inch turbo back/ t28 / BiG SMIC/ Act Clutch/ car went autoxing for the first time on street tires.


some people will agree with this approach, many will not. but in my opinion, if you closer to stock than not, and on street tires call it as stock as you can.