Glenn,
I think you are getting too wrapped up in the "street legal" aspect of SM.
There is nothing in the SM rules that says the car needs to be street legal.
It only needs to be registered. As long as the car has a valid registration
(yes, you need to be nicer to your buddy with a smog machine) you can do
anything that the rules allow. That means you can take the cat out if you
want to. Heck, I ran with no muffler on the car at the Nationals.
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Glenn Ellingson
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:44 AM
> To: craig boyle
> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: 02 Pax
>
>
> craig boyle kicked off an interesting discussion with:
> > So what is the right car for SM2? A Miata turbo
> > (>250rwhp, <2000pounds, 12 years worth of suspension
> > development) seemed like the choice to me? What else?
>
> Having a change of heart about selling that R package
> of yours, Craig? :-)
>
> How do you get the turbocharged miata under 2000 pounds in a
> class where you have to keep your interior/heater/lights/etc?
> Would glass fenders be enough (and are they street legal)?
>
> Forced-induction miatas might be a fun and common SM2 car,
> but I think that for people in SFR the proper car will be
> "something built before 1974," or whenever that was, so as
> to get a california smog exemption :).
>
> Bringing a CARB-legal miata to Topeka would be giving up
> quite an advantage to non-smog states, I would think.
>
> What about a pre-smog RX-3 with a monster rotary or something?
>
> Or a pre-smog 914 with an updated engine?
>
> I have no idea how engine-swapping a Honda works in this state,
> but a forced-induction or engine-swapped CRX could be quite a
> contender too if smog rules permit it. FWD would not help get
> the power down, but it is certainly a proven (and light) chassis.
>
> Are there any 2-seater AWD vehicles that could be contenders?
> Maybe the turbo 911 AWD?
>
> Or maybe just a Z06 or Calloway Corvette/BMW Z8/Ferrari? :)
>
> Is there an exclusion list for SM2?
>
> -- Glenn
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