RE: Prepping an 8v for AutoX

[jacobss@greatoaks.com]

A head swap would be legal if both cars are listed on the same line of the
rules.  You can say update and back date at that point.  What ever your
little heart desires.  But you have to read the rules - period the end.
Each sanctioning body has its own rules so read them.

Like for me I used to run my Scirocco in a few local events, never
competitively because I did not build the car for the rules and was out
classed.  Now my 914 which was built for the rules to maximize the rules to
my advantage - very competitive.  Read the rules!!!!

Suspension wise go with what you can.  Konis are by far the way to go,
period.  Bilstiens are a nice street shock, and can be used as a road race
shock, but Konis are the best at auto-x, or any other adjustable unit that
fits your needs.  As a beginner you can get buy with less spring.

Here is how I would do it - if I was starting out again.  Set a car up for
stock class, or what ever class you want to run.  Maximize the car for that
CLASS.  Get in with the local hot shoes, now realize you don't have to think
like them or drive like them, but their insight will be invaluable.  Take
the first McCinny(sp?) school you can take.  Well worth the money, IMHO, and
let them teach you the proper way before habits are formed.  Then get out
there and run, also please volunteer to help with the setup and tear down of
the site.  Setup is great because you will have seen every corner and know
the thing before anybody else, tear down would just be courteous.  It takes
allot of work to run one of these events, and you will earn points buy
showing up an volunteering to do the littlest things.  Even if it is hold a
golf umbrella so I can setup the timing lights.  Or sweep the course for
debris - it will all help and be appreciated.

Stephen Jacobs
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Overholt [mailto:ioverholt@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:00 AM
To: Ian_Pitts@g1.com; hansen@ionsys.com
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: Prepping an 8v for AutoX


I am 90% sure that swapping the head is not DSP legal.  Here's my reasoning:

  If you've got to use an engine code that was available with the car 
originally and you can't do headwork, then it follows that you can't swap 
another head on that wasn't sold with you engine.

I didn't see if anyone responded to your question about the Neuspeed rear 
stress frame from your earlier post.  Triangulation is not legal for DSP.  
There is one exception to this and that is the upper stress bar in the 
front.  But the Neuspeed bar in the rear is not DSP legal.  The 16v lower 
stressbar is not DSP legal on an 8v car, either.  Triangulation is not 
allowed for this reason:  If you can triangulate your car, then you can take

the car to the extreme of an entire tube frame car.  In other words, you can

replace the car's unit body frame with tubes and fiberglass body panels and 
get a big weight savings.

I would recommend the Koni adjustables for racing.  The Bilsteins are good, 
but the Koni's are definitely better for racing.  A race car has to be 
adjustable for different courses, period.  You're going to encounter 
different kinds of pavement and different camber turns and your suspension 
has to be able to tuned for each course.  Bilsteins are great for the street

and the occasional fun run at the autocross, but they won't be competitive.

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Ian Pitts" <Ian_Pitts@g1.com>


Essentially, we want to do EVERYTHING we can to the car and
still be DSP legal.

Maybe just swapping a GTi big-valve head without port/polishing would let us

be
legal.. who knows.. I need to read the book again.. my stepfather has it 
right
now.

Ian

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