Help classing a beater CRX
I have a hard time picturing the fact that my beater CRX may be actually classed as far up as "SM" or "Prepared" given the mash up of parts that it is currently. Here's what the car has:
1988 CRX Si
Car has valid aircare.
Engine mods:
- stock D16A6
- K&N cone air filter, DIY piping
- lightened flywheel, stock clutch
- short shifter
- cheap no brand 4-2-1 exhaust header
- Walker universal cat
- OE spec catback exhaust system
Suspension:
- Unknown branded lowering springs
- tokico blue shocks (non adjustable)
- custom rear sway bar
- aftermarket rear LCA
- stock rear brakes from '90 Si
- stock sized alloys with all seasons
Interior:
- Driver's seat swapped to Sparco Sprint Jr, using stock seat belt.
- momo steering wheel
- missing carpets because it rotted
- missing spare tire
- missing spare tire jacks
- missing parcel shelf + divider card (all rotted out)
- everything else is there, panels and plastics
Exterior:
- Sunroof removed, and replaced with DX model sheet metal. I was so tired of the roof squeak.
- rear wiper delete
Besides putting back the spare tire and jacks, what are the other easy things I could do to help lower its performance class?
1988 CRX Si
Car has valid aircare.
Engine mods:
- stock D16A6
- K&N cone air filter, DIY piping
- lightened flywheel, stock clutch
- short shifter
- cheap no brand 4-2-1 exhaust header
- Walker universal cat
- OE spec catback exhaust system
Suspension:
- Unknown branded lowering springs
- tokico blue shocks (non adjustable)
- custom rear sway bar
- aftermarket rear LCA
- stock rear brakes from '90 Si
- stock sized alloys with all seasons
Interior:
- Driver's seat swapped to Sparco Sprint Jr, using stock seat belt.
- momo steering wheel
- missing carpets because it rotted
- missing spare tire
- missing spare tire jacks
- missing parcel shelf + divider card (all rotted out)
- everything else is there, panels and plastics
Exterior:
- Sunroof removed, and replaced with DX model sheet metal. I was so tired of the roof squeak.
- rear wiper delete
Besides putting back the spare tire and jacks, what are the other easy things I could do to help lower its performance class?
(HS) 1994 Ford Escort LX
(SMF) 1988 CRX (Sold)
(SSM) 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR (Sold)
(SMF) 1988 CRX (Sold)
(SSM) 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR (Sold)
Comments
If you fixed that, the next higher modification would be the sunroof swap which would put you in CSP.
Beyond that, the other mods would put it in STS.
BM #51: 2004 Stohr WF1
STX #67: 2011 BMW 128i (sold 2019)
DSP #67: 1997 BMW 328is (sold 2012)
I assume it is fine to join any slush event # even though I didn't attend the first ones?
(SMF) 1988 CRX (Sold)
(SSM) 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR (Sold)
BM #51: 2004 Stohr WF1
STX #67: 2011 BMW 128i (sold 2019)
DSP #67: 1997 BMW 328is (sold 2012)
But really, you should be able to find carpet on online forums and/or rent a steam cleaner for the day if you wanted to clean up a used carpet. But if you have never autocrossed before it really doesn't matter what class you are in, come out and once you get hooked (which you will be) decide if you want to be competitive or not.
Actually aftermarket rear lower control arm swap is not allowed in ST. Only the upper arms.
Doesn't the CRX have a multi-link rear suspension?
BM #51: 2004 Stohr WF1
STX #67: 2011 BMW 128i (sold 2019)
DSP #67: 1997 BMW 328is (sold 2012)
I read that too, but wasn't totally sure. Lower arm as depicted in this diagram:
(SMF) 1988 CRX (Sold)
(SSM) 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR (Sold)
I think that is still legal to change that lower arm in my opinion, but as Don said, the performance advantage seems to be from changing the top, and you definitely couldn't do both so that may be why you don't see cars in nationals running a changed lower arm. Either way, if that was the only mod to the rear suspension, I'd be willing to risk protest at a National Tour, I think that's a correct interpretation of the rule. Even if the car is deemed to have a trailing arm rear end, the only difference is that you can't change the trailing arm... But I'm not a steward for SCCA so my opinion is only that... opinion
Mark
BM #51: 2004 Stohr WF1
STX #67: 2011 BMW 128i (sold 2019)
DSP #67: 1997 BMW 328is (sold 2012)
I entered my 1994 Ford Escort LX as STP for the upcoming slush, but I think it's the wrong class.
I am running stock VW alloys (14x6), whereas the stock Escort steelies are sized 14x5. The steelies have snows mounted right now and I don't want to ruin my snow tires for the upcoming TSD rally.
Besides that, I have a front strut tower bar. All other components on the car is 300,000km old.
(SMF) 1988 CRX (Sold)
(SSM) 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR (Sold)
Cheers,
Mark
BM #51: 2004 Stohr WF1
STX #67: 2011 BMW 128i (sold 2019)
DSP #67: 1997 BMW 328is (sold 2012)