Gsxgalant90 said:

Trying to find out if my car would be competitive in autocross. 90 ggsx is it worth trying to race it or should I find a new platform to race. Thanks for the help!!

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I think it depends on what you want to do and what "competitive" means to you.
If the car is factory original you'll be in a street class and will probably be very competitive in that class. If you are modified you'll be bumped up classes pretty quickly. If I am not mistaken having a boost control pushes you into SM or some equivalent. If that's all you have (or some other minor mods) you will not be competitive against other SM cars. That being said, autocross is very driver skill dependent. The car's ability will only take you so far.

If you are interested in trying out autocross and seeing what your car (and you) can do then absolutely take it out. It's AWD and turbo, you will have a good time. And even if you are way down in the field for the day does it matter? Race yourself. Improve each lap and get a better feel for the car. If you like the car enough to have purchased it then it is most certainly worth exploring its abilities at an autocross event.

For me personally, I run my Talon in SM due to the modifications. I also run 245 street tires. My car is not competitive in SM. But I still enjoy taking the car out, finishing as high as I can in the field for the day, and surprising people who made fast and furious jokes during tech. (that actually happened)

I'd encourage anyone to try autocross regardless of what car they have. You happen to have a leg up already as your car is plenty capable even in factory form.

Give it a shot. If you like it, investigate the rules and classes more thoroughly and modify the car as you see fit to be more competitive in whichever class you'd like to try.

Just my thoughts.

Awesome thanks for the info. It is all stock, however non turbo. Would this be a hinderance? Also can I go larger rims if they are still a factory option just not on my vehicle specifically?

Gsxgalant90 said:

Awesome thanks for the info. It is all stock, however non turbo. Would this be a hinderance? Also can I go larger rims if they are still a factory option just not on my vehicle specifically?

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I don't think anything will be a hindrance, other than safety concerns. Make sure your tires have some tread left, battery is held in properly, everything is tight, no leaks, etc. So regardless of turbo or not I would still give it a try.

Non-standard wheels may push you into a different class. But if you are going to a local club event, chances are no one will be strict enough to care. What I would do is go to an event and ask during registration what class to run. Let them assign your class and there won't be any issue.

llxkevinxll said:

I don't think anything will be a hindrance, other than safety concerns. Make sure your tires have some tread left, battery is held in properly, everything is tight, no leaks, etc. So regardless of turbo or not I would still give it a try.

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Sweet thanks for the info. The next race here in Boise is March 30th. So if it is posssible for me I’ll try it out!

Gsxgalant90 said:

Sweet thanks for the info. The next race here in Boise is March 30th. So if it is posssible for me I’ll try it out!

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Sounds good! Just make sure you aren't leaking anything and everything is tight and you'll be good to go.

If your car is totally stock, you can run it in H-Stock, which is a pretty slow class.
I'm not sure what kind of experience you have, but if you're new, the best thing you can do is to make sure your car is in top shape, you have a good set of tires (around 200TW), and you give it a good alignment. Learn to drive it this way for a year or two and you could take advantage of the big HS handicap.

HS does allow some modifications, such as one sway bar (I would go with a bigger rear), you can modify the exhaust after the cat, change to a K&N panel filter, you can change your shocks/struts (as long as you keep stock springs & mounts), and other minor things. I don't know what your region is like, or if you would be competitive after a couple years, but you can still go out and have a lot of fun.

Gsxgalant90 said:

Awesome thanks for the info. It is all stock, however non turbo. Would this be a hinderance? Also can I go larger rims if they are still a factory option just not on my vehicle specifically?

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It's a GSX, but you say it's a non-turbo. Was the turbo removed?

Hey man I'm in Meridian. I'll go with you. Motorfest is this weekend.

BLACK'98DSM said:

It's a GSX, but you say it's a non-turbo. Was the turbo removed?

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Galant GSX had a N/A 4G63 with 135hp and W5M31 transmission parts.
It's definitely a porky car at 3130 lbs and is way down on power-to-weight. The 8th gen Civic Si (2006-2012) is in the same class as this Galant, and it has 65 more HP, 300 lbs less and a limited slip diff. AWD and an okay suspension design might be the only thing going for it.

Canadian_CD9A said:

Galant GSX had a N/A 4G63 with 135hp and W5M31 transmission parts.
It's definitely a porky car at 3130 lbs and is way down on power-to-weight. The 8th gen Civic Si (2006-2012) is in the same class as this Galant, and it has 65 more HP, 300 lbs less and a limited slip diff. AWD and an okay suspension design might be the only thing going for it.

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Dang. For once I thought that a Mitsubishi was more than it is...

Canadian_CD9A said:

If your car is totally stock, you can run it in H-Stock, which is a pretty slow class.
I'm not sure what kind of experience you have, but if you're new, the best thing you can do is to make sure your car is in top shape, you have a good set of tires (around 200TW), and you give it a good alignment. Learn to drive it this way for a year or two and you could take advantage of the big HS handicap.

HS does allow some modifications, such as one sway bar (I would go with a bigger rear), you can modify the exhaust after the cat, change to a K&N panel filter, you can change your shocks/struts (as long as you keep stock springs & mounts), and other minor things. I don't know what your region is like, or if you would be competitive after a couple years, but you can still go out and have a lot of fun.

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Thanks for all the help!

RWood said:

Hey man I'm in Meridian. I'll go with you. Motorfest is this weekend.

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