Yeah? Like, adding a Paxton supercharger to a (pre '99) 4.6L SOHC Mustang so
it can compete?
Mikey
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>
>> It seems instead of keeping costs down SCCA is trying to force more new
>car purchases.
>
>
>IMHO, Stock class IS a measure of one's ability to afford and then choose a
>late-model competitive car -- and then drive it well. :)
>
>At least SP is a (albeit modest) measure of one's ingenuity in offsetting
>the compromises, or shortcomings, of a factory car that was built to fit
>Everyman.
>
>Affordability can't possibly be an SCCA objective, again IMHO, if a full
>roll cage is allowed in a Mustang for stiffness (and safety) in both FS and
>ESP, but an inexpensive, standard three point strut brace is not (in either
>class)(not sour grapes, the 3 and 4 pointers don't fit my Mustang); and
when
>it's the new ($25,000 to $30,000) Camaros that dominate (didn't say no
other
>car wins, the GMs simply seem to dominate) older cars with less
>sophisticated suspensions in these classes (OK, a little sour grapes here).
>
>Seems to me, once the car's past a certain age, competitors ought to be
able
>to do ANYTHING to make it competitive with newer cars in the same class
with
>the latest engineering, from a safety and performance standpoint.
>
>Richard Nichols
>rnichol1@san.rr.com
>San Diego, CA
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