Sorry for the delay in responding.
Auto-X fil, I'm not concerned about classing, well SCCA classing anyway. My car is long gone from stock before I bought it. It had Sho-shop catless Y pipe, Borla cat back, subframe connectors and a CAI. If I was SCCA I would already be in Street Mod due to the subframe connectors. In South East Mi I run a few DCSCC events each year, DCSCC run a street mod type class with street tires and spilt based off street prepared type groupings. The purpose for the car is 90% street use plus a few autocrosses and open track days for fun. As a driver I'm competent. I used to autocross allot, even went to Nationals once. I've open tracked and raced IT (Fiesta) and Showroom stock (ZX2) But then I got married, had kids and started paying tuition and thinking about retirement. Hence spending large quantities of money on a car are now way low on my priority list.
The reason I want to do anything to the SVTC is because I have to. I just bought the car with 110K mile on it to replace my totaled Focus. The stock suspension is plain worn out, but the car was so ludicrously cheap ($3500) that I couldn't pass it up. I need to replace the struts, LCA's end links etc. The question is how much to do. If the BAT kit didn't lower the car I would actually be more inclined to get it. The SVTC is one of the few recent Ford products that doesn't look like a 4x4 from the factory, that plus SE Mi roads have potholes that can hide a Hummer, ride height and comfort are important, but so is performance.
Thanks
Adrian
