Newbie on Deck

[RogueTsi]

Hello. I have been interested in autox'ing for a while but it wasn't until last night that I aquired a car worthy of building (IMO). The car is a 1992 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD.

I have loads of newbie questions so with out further adieu:

How do I view older threads? I can only see a few threads in some of the forums.

I am having trouble finding which class to run. My goals car wise is to keep the engine near stock with only minor reliability upgrades and invest most of my time and money into the chassis.

Which classes should I consider? Any advantages from one to another? I would like to keep it fairly low budget, ie not breaking stuff all the time.

Other than tires and brakes, any other where items I should stock up on.

Thanks in advance for the help

C.G.

[Curmudgeon]

Start by downloading the Solo rule book (lower left on the home page.)
Then take a look through SCCA's web site.
There are several catagoriies, Stock, Street, Street prepared, Prepared and Modified.
Each broken down into classes.
I'd suggest Stock or Street Touring for statrers. Just be sure you don't go too far and wind up in a class too high.
Good luck.
J.P.

[RogueTsi]

Thanks for your replie. After reading the rule book I have a few questions still.

I think I should start out in street touring then after a year or so move up to street prepaired.

Is there a sub class that I would fit in? I think it would be st"x" where the "x" stands for all-wheel-drive?

In st class, I can replace the intercooler piping but not the intercooler itself, do I have that right? Or is it just the air intake to the inlet of the turbo itself requiring factory piping? Is changing/modifing the "blow off valve" allowed in st? A common modification is to "crush" a factory valve to hold more pressure. I have to retain the factory mass air flow sensor.

I am confused about the suspension bushings, replacing factory rubber bushings with poly ones is not allowed? I know it says any material but it also says of the same hardness.

Installation of subframe connectors is allowed but they have to be bolt on.

Sorry, just getting excited.

BTW. I went to the race you have at the Wood County Airport a couple years ago. I was an awesome experiance. The bug bit me :D :D
While I was there I met a gentleman with an alltrac celica who was really great and informative. Just wondering who he is on here, and what class he runs.

Thanks for reading,
C.G.

[RogueTsi]

Opps, also forgot, I had met someone else while I was there with a red AWD Dsm, was wondering who he was on here, or if someone else with a turbo Mitsubishi would drop me a message. I'm just trying to get a game plan going for this summer. Thanks Again.

[mfran184]

STX stands for "Street Touring Extreme" but your cars AWD and 2.0 turbo will land you in that class if you want to run street tires(treadwear of 140 or more). You can run wheels up to 8" wide and tires up to 245mm. You can replace suspension bushings in STX with any material other then metal as long as they fit in the original bushings location/mount. The guy with the Celica is gtfour77 on hear, and the guy with the EVO is Robbienelson. Both are knowledgeable and willing to help, but the BEST thing you can do is come out to our next event. All the mods in the world will not help as much as seat time. Hope to see soon!

[SentraWV]

If you're completely new to this (like it sounds), your best bet it to just show up with the car as is and see what happens. Lots of people will tell you that the most important part to upgrade is the nut behind the wheel. Come out, see what's working, what's not and (more importantly) whether you enjoy it before you spend a lot of money on mods.

Trust me, there will be plenty of time for mods after you're hooked! :wink:

[gtfour77]

Welcome to the club!
Yes yes yes, listen to the guys above, just bring the car to the next event and see what happens. There are many of us that will be more than happy to talk about your future goals and possible modifications. If you have any specific questions for now ask away. Remember, many times simple mods are the best mods. Alignment, tire pressures, seating position, basic engine tune-up etc...I am sure you know about these already though. :smile:

[gtfour77]

BTW. I went to the race you have at the Wood County Airport a couple years ago. I was an awesome experiance. The bug bit me :D :D
While I was there I met a gentleman with an alltrac celica who was really great and informative. Just wondering who he is on here, and what class he runs.
C.G.

I think that might be me...though I no longer have the alltrac unfortunately. I have the MR2 bug now...:smile:

[BlueZ0644]

Seat Time - - Seat Time - -Seat Time. I have always believed you should work on driving skills first - change the car when you are getting all it has to offer. Then get some more seat time.