I REALLY need to get a printed version of the SCCA Solo Rule Book... searching through the 337 page pdf is overrated....
Looks like MY WRX is in ESP - Flywheel and Exhaust are open:
Exhaust manifolds and muffl er systems are free, except that they
must be quiet and terminate behind the driver.
Any metal clutch assembly, metal fl ywheel or metal torque converter
that uses the standard attachment to the crankshaft may be used.
Catted downpipe and stock flywheel would have me in STX. However, that means I can get one of those engine-to-flywheel dogleg thingies (it's a technical term):
One bolt-on torque suppression device may be used. A torque suppression
device attaches from the engine to the body, frame, or subframe
in one location
as well as engine/tranny/diff bushings, all of which I know it needs even on the street.
At the same time, the thought of continuously beating on the car that I'm going to be paying for for another 4.7 years is daunting..... I'm thinking of trading my Jeep for my brother's '03 Focus 2.0 and going for HS, maybe build it up for ST to have a bit more fun.
I do plan to stay in N as long as possible, but I now know I need to keep rules in mind for future mods, had I know about the flywheel and downpipe I would have not gotten the flywheel, and gotten a catted DP. But now that everything's installed and tuned and I'm used to it all, I'll stay where I'm at and do what I know it needs (shifter, bushings, suspension, etc.) and improve it for street driving. I got it to oversteer like crazy getting on 80 at East McCarren yesterday because of body roll, for example.
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