At least on a civic, 7" rims will fit under the fenders completely, not
sure about 225" tires, but certainly 205's will (and 215 r1's)- which not
that long ago, was the size that won nationals in CSP (90 or 91).
The light car is a plus, if you can tune around the inside wheelspin. The
SER seems like an ideal starting point great power potential plus the VLSD,
and a shell that might come down to 2200 lbs with work. Perhaps with a
clever update of a non sunroof sentra with the SER drivetrain....on 14x7
wheels....or 13's with the smaller non SER brakes.....
I feel like Andy B, looking for the new ST killer car everyday.
Good luck guys
Stan Whitney
DP CRX - still for sale, getting faster all the time! (just not with me)
At 12:33 PM 8/23/99 -0400, Vince Bly wrote:
>At 09:33 AM 6/23/99 -0400, richj50@bit-net.com wrote:
>>Here in New England I've heard discussion about what might and might not
>>make a good car for ST. The 4th gen VTEC Prelude is clearly capable with
>>Mr. Bly behind the wheel and others have definitely hypothesized that the
>>Sentra SE-R could be a contender because of the relatively good power and
>>limited slip.
>>
>>Here's my question: Given that ST allows most of the good stuff allowed
>>in street-prepared, why wouldn't the best ST cars be the same as the
>>best CSP cars? ASP and BSP cars would most likely fall outside of the
>>"sports car" exclusion, but there are lots of CSP cars with 4 seats that
>>are much better than a Prelude or a Sentra. For example, a CSP Civic Si
>>hatchback or a CSP M3 would obliterate a Prelude or a Sentra in CSP, so
>>why shouldn't things be about the same in ST?
>>
>>Thoughts?
>>
>>Rich Johnston
>>ESP #177
>>
>>p.s. Please cc me on responses. I'm on the digest.
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>Rich,
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> Your's is a good question. The M3 is out because it is only available
>with a limited slip. This also applies to the older 4-cylinder (E-30 ?) M3.
>A Civic hatchback might be competitive, although the limitations of ST hurt
>it relative to its competition more than the CSP rules. The stock car is
>down on power, but an unlimited intake system, 0.040" overbore, reworked
>head and block, etc. bumps it up a lot. Also, the stock wheels & tires are
>relatively small, but in CSP wheel widths are unlimited and fenders can be
>flared. A key question, relative to the potential competitiveness of the
>Civic, is: can a 225/50-15 tire on a 7" rim fit with reasonable clearance
>on a lowered Civic without flaring the fenders? What about gearing? It
>should also be noted that some of the best street tires are only available
>in 16" or larger diameters.
>
> This might me a fruitful thread. Certainly, all other things being
>equal (which they never quite are), a smaller car is better.
>
> Vince Bly #49 ST (big/wide
>Prelude)
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