JohnBradley

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NEWB ALERT

I am thinking about competing in some hillclimb events next year and need some help. From what I am told are organized using AutoX rules (might be normal, not sure). From what I have read my car is only legal (regardless of turbo) in Street Modified or above? If that is correct thats fine, I figured out minimum weight and all that. Not going to be racing with the 3586 though....least for awhile.

I will be dropping to a small stock appearing turbo most likely, 275 R comps, add aero, and use my existing suspension setup.

thanks

Aaron

Dallas J

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If you mod anything between the intake manifold and turbo then you're bumped to SM. That includes porting (anything more than 1" for port match), WG actuator modifications, cams, displacement or compression changes...etc. SM is completely open motor-wise. Pretty much the only thing to worry about getting bumped out of SM is chassis mods other than an 8pt cage, missing interior panels (doesn't mean whats under it cant be removed though), and changed fixed location suspension mounting points (inboard points).

If the car doesn't have full interior panels forward of the driver then you get bumped into prepared, and if you still have the 2.4L then you cant run prepared and get bumped to modified.

JohnBradley

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Thanks Dallas. If I had thought about it I should have asked you in the first place

Aaron

Dallas J

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Heh, here is good too .

Knowing you, I cant imagine you down in Street Prepared...You're an SM guy

JohnBradley

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SM looks like my type of rule book. I wont have a stock motor in a racecar I want to test the smaller turbos on my current build and also add a restrictor for our rally testing. I couldnt think of a better avenue than a hillclimb since I wont take the car offroad....till its paid for anyway

metalsaber

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Sadly just about any meaningful modifications get you thrown into Street Mod.

Dallas J

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The great thing about a 9 though is you can hit that magical 400/400 mark and still stay in SP. I'm pretty excited about the jump to SP from SM so I can attempt to compete in PAX against all our Stock class national champions. Not gonna win much against them of course, but my yardstick sure will shorten

JohnBradley

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True. Stock cam, O2 housing evos can make 390-410whp pretty easy with 31-32psi on E85 and I have seen one make 420whp.

Dallas J

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All it takes is a little Midget Spec

Is that what MR stands for, Midget Racer?

metalsaber

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Personally think anything other than pump gas should put you in SM, but that's just me.

JohnBradley

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MR can mean Midget Racecar....or Midget Racer E85 is pump fuel too

chrisw

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If you are thinking of the hoopa hill climb, I hope to be there next year myself...

hope to see ya out there!

shuttlegoose

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i thought hill climbs required a cage in the car?

JohnBradley

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Hmmm, for auto-x based ones? I guess I may have to cage up though I really didnt want to.

RJones

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It probably all depends on the governing organization.