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I just notice that I posted up a slightly older version on this list.. item 6A has been removed. We are not going to allow the addition of fuel pressure regulators.
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-rewards weight should be added
-clutches should be open to puck types if you're keeping the OEM flywheel -spherical bearings are becoming more and more affordable - they should be allowed -having the ability to swap between OEM ITR/fork style USDM rear LCAs should be permitted -LSDs should be open to any gear type base. It's often cheaper to find an OBX than it is an OEM one. -crank pulleys and accessory pulleys should be OEM -oil pan capacity increase should be allowed and aftermarket oil pans should be allowed to follow suit. Baffling is highly recommended. at least that's what I think....
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2001 Acura Integra |
No K series motors?
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i think the olny thing that should be changed is the weight issue most older model civics way less than newer ones and they should be made to either add wieght or heavyer cars shold be allowed to add a little more power to thier engine package
also cars should have to have a visible tow hook or tow loop to make it easyer to remove vehicle from race track |
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All the cars are running stock B16s... its suppose to be cheap.
If all cars are required to wiegh a minimum of 2400 pounds we shouldn't have to worry about anything. This way the power to wieght ratio of all cars should be the same.
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Suspension advantage on some newer cars will be faster. So weight penalty should be considered race by race basis. To even the playing field.
Just beacuse its the same engine doesnt mean a 1988 CRX and a 2001 Integra will be evenly matched with a B16. Edo
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i think there is a type-O
1989 -2001 integras the 89 model year is completely different, why include one year of the strut and torrsion bar integra but not the rest? I think it is supposed to be 1990-2001. Quote:
I'd also think about changing the word strut to shock or damper, since none of the listed cars have struts. I like the sound of the series though! Sounds very similar to something an idea that was tossed around down here.
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i like the idea! Can you do a few races in California?
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I think a B20 would make a better engine choice much cheaper than b16's
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But you can rev a b16 to the ends of the earth, they sound like race engines. The engines are also easier to obtain. I will make the changes in wording and the model year change.
I would be more then willing to come down and do some racing in cali. But you guys have to come up and do some ice racing with us here in the winter. http://www.vimeo.com/1507185 <- the first like 5 mins of this is pretty boaring... but after we get the pace lap out of the way it shows what we do up here for 4 months with our race cars. Nothing like racing at 90mph on glare ice (a lake with the snow removed) with nothing but a set of unstudded blizzacks. Actually I would come to cali anyway, but I would bring my GT3 civic instead.
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i understand the 205-50-15 to keep it cheap, but i'd let the offset be open just cause +40 and +38 wheels are easy to come by
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Maybe you should more consider b18a's. They are super cheap. $150CDN in the junkyards. Not everyone can still afford a b16a swap. With the closing of Race City where are you going to race during the summertime?
Your weight being 2400lbs is that including driver? This might be bit high. As many of the hatchback can be easily under 2400lbs. Why can't all other glass excluding the windshield have to be replaced with plexi? I like your idea just needs a bit more refinement. I just don't think your Spec Honda series very cheap to get into. With all the rules you have set in place you can run in IT much cheaper. Less rules and more freedom. Maybe if you just choose one model of Honda/Acura the cost could be less. ie. 90-93 integra. See you in IT next year!
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Why limit top hat mounts and then make struts unlimited. Because if this is supposed to be a truly affordable series then give the guy on a real budget the option to use his welding machine and add travel to whatever shock he has.
^Also that is true B16 everything is still very expensive I can't afford that whole swap into a 88-91. Then if you blow a motor what is it still like $500+ Modified by 89civicdx at 7:26 PM 8/13/2008 |
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that video looked like a hell of a lot of fun
would you not consider allowing 195/55/15? it seems like tires are harder to come by in 15" sizes and you might make things easier (unless you want to make only 1 tire allowed) is the weight of 2400lbs with driver? wouldnt it be a little tough to get a crx to weigh that much? |
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some cars would have to be "over built" to get to the weight, and others would be pretty close to right on the weight.
You aren't going to make everyone happy, so its best to compromise between them all. And 2400lbs is a good compromise, i think that it could be brought down to 2350, but then the integras with a bigger driver might have a hard time making it. If he made the the motor a b18a, there would be just as many people in here saying that "it should be the b16a thats the best honda motor, and the most reliable" ect ect
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Ok I'll start at the top and work my way down with my issues.
What are Factor Five Air dams? Home Depot is your friend make your own. Carbon Fiber and fiiberglass body was not addressed. Spherical bearings are cheap as stated they should be alowed Control arms should be whatever they want to be JDM suspension is dirt cheap and this is supposed to be a cheap class. Top hats are only used to allow for proper shock travel, Alot cheaper than sending your shocks out to be shortened and revalved. Allowed. Spacers should be allowed for fender clearance only. Cheap wheels= rubbage i need a spacer. Limiting to b16 limit's your car count huge, just vary the rules to H1-h2-h3-h4 and work it out. Spec series is cool but just run all the honda/acura's together at the same time as other racing and have our own points and trophy's etc.... Your brake rule should clarify master cylinder choice. Why eliminate the 4.2 FD it's a cheap easy to find tranny and a 4.2 gets you around RCMP just fine. Weight my car weighs 2260 with me in it and full of gas, 2400 is gonna be hard to get to. Instead of running a base weight, and making the cars unable to compete in WCMA and ARCA, give weight penalties based on performance. Ok I did this quick but those are my issues. I applaud your initiative but SuperDave #70 IT2 |
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The idea is for the series to be as open as possible. That means we want people to be able to find a shell without to much difficulty. Thats why we were going to allow so many different types of cars. The weight restriction is based on what we realistically think a race prepped DC integra could weigh. We don't want anyone to be at a clear disadvantage just because they decided to use a newer car which was a lot easier to find without serious rust issues. If we get a couple DC integras out and have a chance to see what they actually could weigh we might be able to cut some weight off that.
Adding another 140 pounds to your car shouldn't be that big a deal. especially considering adding a b16 to your car should give it another 50+ hp. We are not looking to vary the rules to h1-h4 because we are likely only going to have 6 cars in the first season of racing. If we had a fleet of maybe 30 cars competing I could see doing something like that, but honestly thats not going to happen here in Alberta. Where can I find these "cheap" spherical bearings... because I would am in the middle of reworking my GT3 car and would like to do the conversion. Luckily it seems that Race city keeps getting chances at staying open just a little bit longer. Personally I am hoping that it will be open tell 2010, giving us a couple years before we need to find something else. If that doesn't happen the NASCC will likely try and get us more dates up here at Namao. Apparently someone is attempting to build a track is Drumheller right now that could be ready to go in the next 5 years. On a side note, How the hell does a turbocharged B18c1 swapped EG hatchback end up in ITGT? Better yet, how does said car get worked hard by Dominics near stock B16a2 swapped car ?
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I would be interested in the series for sure and actually was planing on buying a shell fairly soon for either autox or road racing so this sounds very promising.
Where will the events be run, Stratotech or Racecity? I am in Calgary so you can probably guess which one I would prefer. Is this series open to novices or should I have some licences?
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Well i can understand that you want a min weight leaning towards a DC2. But is that fair when smaller hatchbacks can be under weight and add blast to the car to where they feel then need to balance out the vehicle? I can't seeing too many ppl showing up with DC2 just purely of the cost of the car.
Well the B16a may have 50+ hp on a D16a6 but they have the same amount of TQ. Well that's new to me that Race City can be open longer? I thought for sure it was gone. Would be nice if Race City stays open, but i'm not holding my breathe. As long as they keep up the track. Its really quite bad in turn 5 and the carousel. Quote:
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Apparently Sue from ARCA was saying something about the track being open to 2010, but considering how cluse the freeway construction is getting I find it a little hard to belive my self. Both the race city and Namao tracks favor high HP cars.
As for the condition on the track at race city, at least they paved the corners that they had coned off the last time I actually drove there. Tire eating sized pot holes at the apex was a complete joke. I would think that most people would avoid a DC2 or 4 awell but as it sits right now we have 2 EF civics, 2 EG civics, 1 DA integra and 2 DC integras running here. From what I can see / remember. I would assume that we would see the same kind of mixed bag in this series. Here is some video from Race City from a B16a2 swapped EG hatch I took at the last race we had. http://www.vimeo.com/1506739 I should have put the camera on the other side of the car.. but I will know better for next time I guess. Modified by P1_Variable at 10:15 AM 8/14/2008
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Ok as regards to weight Ricks #38 weighs in at 2210 with him in it. The red 66 weighs 2460 with driver.
I think that your hopes of dividing people into one class are high for the first season. People have invested alot in current setups and will not change in order to compete in spec class unless you are offering high $$$ prizes. Start searching for spherical bearings costs are coming down real fast. Ok to address the side note Brando's b18 turbo car at 200whp is a monster but he is learning to drive. Domo's 2600lb civic has the power but not quite the right handling yet. I have the setup experience but no hp so i am quicker in sections than all of them. These will be serious things to contend with, allowing the cars to be eligible to run in various classes allows for more fun. I truely still want to be able to run with the chalenge cars and compete with other cars. ITGT is intended as a catch all class for cars converting to GT1-5 your not supposed to build a car especially for ITGT. It's original intention was to be you ran it for one year and then moved on to GT. However as cars especially imports can do engine swaps on the cheap it is filling up fast. There needs to be a new set of designations or rule changes to allow for swapped cars as was done in SOLO rules. Personally i believe that any civic of integra with a swapped in VTEC should be able to run IT1 rules. |
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The idea with this is to bring back a quicker version of the Honda Michelin series. They were based on bone stock cars and were darn quick. The idea behind the motor and other changes combined with weight is to provide a quick car that can be built on many different platforms yet perform nearly the same. This will help us bring more cars in as there will be greater platform choice for the newb. Quote:
That said, if we could classify all swapped honda's in IT1 that would be neat, but I don't think we'll see that happen, no to mention the utter domination that you would see with the first k-series swap. Keep in mind that the spirit of this class is to provide cheap, even, and fun racing while still providing a broad variety of vehicle choices for any competitor.
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Wow i gotta wait to reply properly to all of this. However i'll simply state $200.00 spehrical bearings that's cheap if your roadraceing. If you can't find 200.00 in your roadrace budget, you probably shouldn't start racing.
If b16's are so cheap and available you probably should by them up so you can supply the series. I'll take 2. Oh and i don't have them. Next I probably won't race in your series with current proposed rules, Ie no fun I'd rather compete current rules, The idea to me of building a car making it as light and as close to IT weight rule and then going and adding 200lbs of ballast is backwards. Modified by Super79Dave at 1:17 PM 8/14/2008 |
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Why not just use current H2 rules as is and run a branch of Honda Challenge up there just don't offer all the classes so everyone has to run in the same class? All the work is done and it is very similar to what you are proposing. IMO Spec classes do not do anything to limit cost anyway.
Modified by ekim952522000 at 1:31 PM 8/14/2008
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