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Originally Posted by Dean
Go for it Art...
I'm contemplating running the Red Rex in STX this year....
I really like how that sounds...
Could be very fun...
Hey Scott, did you keep track of the where the Cat belongs discussion for STX? I notice his is in the downpipe...
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The consensus was that it has to be "within 6 inches of the primary cat", but since the *entire* downpipe is the cat according to SCCA rules (cat begins and ends with the nearest flange) you could get away with a cat in the midpipe only like I have.
The consensus was also that the consensus was still up for interpretation. I haven't kept up with that issue for the last few months, so I don't know if anything definate's been decided.
The safest bet is if you plan to have a single cat, have it in the downpipe.
The other unfinished issue that still hasn't been cleared up is ECU piggybacks and reflashes. So far the only setup that seems legal for sure is the UniChip w/o a boost controler add on, since there's no way it can modify boost. All other options are too open for cheating. Yes you should be able to run a ECUTek remap as long as you don't change the boost map from stock, but it's friggen impossible to prove, especially now since ECUTek's allow multiple maps in the ECU.
Again, the only way to be safe for sure is to leave it stock, or go with the blazingly mediocre UniChip.
SCCA was nice enough to clear up the IC Hoses thing (they're illegal) and the camber bolt thing (they're legal).
Frankly, my car is a very competative STX car, with nearly every allowable mod done (once I get the coilovers on there my mods list is almost identical to KC's). The problem is that I really want to take it to another level for my own enjoyment, and this deal w/ taking parts off to race sucks, so I think I'm still going to end up in N/SM. That way I can run more boost, run the IC hoses, run a full set of group-n mounts and steering rack bushings, eventually get pillow ball lateral links, etc, etc, etc. I'm even thinking about getting rediculous and going bigger turbo and IC... just for fun.
The problem is that on a national level I'm up against cars like Cobb's "conebasher" in SM. I don't know how my driving stacks up (it prolly doesn't), but it looks like I've got a nationally competative STX car.