What you have stated is mostly true.
At the Club Racing level we have no way to regulate boost. This requires a tech staff that can record and review data.
The TIR is a restriction in Airflow, so yes you can estimate the power output of a given engine with a TIR installed. I personally have dyno'd different combinations of Turbo Cars with TIR's and the FIA TIR chart is quite accurate in it's assumptions of Horse Power. This really is only the Peak Horse Power Number. Peak Torque still varies from Engine/Turbo combo to Engine/Turbo combo.
This is where the STAC and CRB have been working at sneaking up on the proper TIR/Weight. Torque is the variable that continues to change the curve on how well these packages perform on track. What hasn't been talked much about is that there are currently "SOME" Turbo Cars that perform well, and "SOME OTHERS" that do not. As we get closer to the ideal TIR/Weight this will become even more evident. Then the job will be to match the Best NA to the Best Boosted package. My personal opinion is that we are closer than most believe.
Looks like bullshit, sounds like bullshit, smells like bullshit....... Most likely it's bullshit.
Every engineer in the business will tell you that you are pissing upwind with the TIR. Look around, even the fine folks at GrandAm have figured this out; there is no way to control torque output with an air restriction, it simply makes getting the same or better output more interesting. Chris, need I remind you that was exactly what you did last year?
For some f#+king reason you two are hung up on this "we can't police it at a club level" excuse. Respectfully, Chris, and Greg ( and yes I do have respect for you, even as I disagree, strongly ), if you can't see beyond this rather lame excuse, maybe it's time you resign from the STAC, and let some folks with a bit more vision step up and see what can be done.
As far, Greg, as writing letters to the board, really, whats the point? You two, both members of STAC, have, if you will, your fingers on the pulse right here. You both were told that there are more than a few ways to police the boost issue, and yet you choose to ignore those ideas in favor of the direction, which based on this years results, have done nothing to slow a well thought out and well prepped FI car down.
I also think your wait and see attitude is a bit apalling. I'm not going to waste money and time running in a class which,by the very fact I don't run FI, delegates me to an also ran. And I think you will see that attitude from my fellow front running NA drivers. Does this mean I want you to ban the FI cars, Hell no! I love FI, and applaud the fact there is a venue for them to run in. We tune way more FI cars than we do NA, so them being here is simply good for my business.
Guys, simple and straight, get your heads out of your asses, listen to some of the folks that understand the problem, and work on solving the issue. Boost control is simple, it's police able at any level, and it works. If you need to solve a car( make/model) having a run away advantage, the adjustment is simple and fast. No mucking with TIR sizes or weight issues, just reduce the manifold pressure a few millibars until you get the balance right.
