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RE: SP rules on catalytic converters

To: "Fedja Jeleskovic" <Fedja_Jeleskovic@pictel.com>, autox@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: SP rules on catalytic converters
From: Sam Strano <strano@stranoparts.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:24:46 -0500
At 02:07 PM 3/22/99 -0500, Fedja Jeleskovic wrote:

 If we would take a
>different look here for a moment and take turbo cars as a "normal" (or
>primary) cars, and all others as something else, picture will be quite
>different.

Well there are many more non-turbo's out there.  

>Let see, for example, turbo cars have a turbo lag and you have to fight
>with it all the time. "Other" cars have no turbo lag which is great unfair
>advantage so let's make some rule to slow them down. How would that sound
>for you non turbo guys? Maybe running restrictor plates before throttle
>body, so your flow will be restricted.

Turbo cars also make more power from engines that weight less, and are not
hurt on big courses (remember I have lots of turbo seat time).

>Or, every time when turbo car gets closed throttle, BOV blows all the
>pressurized air outside (or just before the turbo). At the same time
>pressure of air before turbo does not change for "other" cars, which is one
>of the reasons they can get on the throttle much faster. Let's restrict
>this one a well.
>
>And, so on. I guess you get the picture. If you felt just for the second
>that all world is against you non-turbo drivers, than you might know how we
>feel all the time here!

You guys are not in any differnet position than anyone else in this club.
Turbo's are not hamstrung by SCCA.  Did it ever occur to anyone that just
by nature a turbo isn't the best thing for autox?  You guys choose your
cars.  I had to buy the Camaro when the car I owned wasn't competitive.
Personally I think it would be nice if there was a class for everything.
But, pretend you didn't own a Turbo.  Aebersold's Supra, Maruinus' RX7 are
really the only two turbo cars that have been prepped to the extent they
had to be, and a look how they run.  Dennis' car seems pretty quick from
what I saw in Ft. Myers, and it has yet to be really dug into I bet.
Remember how bad the DSM cars got f*cked when they were classed in GS?  I
do.  What happened?  

  

Sam Strano Jr.
Strano Performance Parts
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814-849-3417 (tech.)
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