Dave Gomberg
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A 2800+ pound Acura RSX in ITA...?? I know what I'd build if I lived near a horsepower track.
160 hp RSX, how come that car isn't squarely in ITS? FWD box brigade wants it in ITA with the others?
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Achievable weight. We didn't think the RSX could make weight in ITS (2500 lbs or something).
Achievable weight. We didn't think the RSX could make weight in ITS (2500 lbs or something).
Since when did that become a consideration?
It always has been, Earl, but it's tough to tell what different cars can get down to.
(If somebody wants to solid mount their production car engine that wasn't designed to be a stressed member, and they like blowing up bearing 5 (or whatever) in exchange for 'stiffening up' the front clip (which will STILL be disconnected (by any real structure) from the main cage.....let them!)
Jake - sorry, I forgot to put the [sarcasm][/sarcasm] brackets around my post. I was just commenting on the fact that one car was deemed to be "competitively classed" at a weight almost 500 lbs below its curb weight, while another was deemed to be "unachievable" at a weight some 250 lbs below its curb weight.
You gotta love the consistency...
Seems to me a 160hp car is an S classification for sure. What else in ITA is at 160 stock hp?
Yes, it does, simply because it starts out with 160hp and lots of torques*. But one thing you're missing is that curb weight is totally irrelevant to the Improved Touring classification process, except whether it "can" make it or not.The 2006 RSX classification seems odd.
Way too many ponies for ITA.The 2006 Honda Civic Si with 197 hp is classed in S at 3000 lbs.
...and has a 1.6L V-Tec engine with no torque. If anything was ripe for ITA...The 1999-2000 Honda Civic Si is rated at 160hp and is classed in S...
There are rumors of 175-ish wheel in ITS trim. We had to run lead to get it to its classified ITS weight.The...Acura Integra [GS-R] is rated at 170 hp and is classed in S at 2590 lbs.
Oink, oink.The 2006 Acura RSX is rated at 160hp and is classed in A at 2800 lbs.
Me, too.Seems to me a 160hp car is an S classification for sure.
Nuttin', Honey.What else in ITA is at 160 stock hp?
More on engine mounts later. A lot of time went into that rule and we knew that some wouldn't be happy with it. The crux of the issue is that there was a strong feeling that solid mounts shouldn't be allowed, and a recognition that what a solid mount "is" would be hard to define.