Originally posted by stingray454:
Thanks for the input and advice. Couple of questions:
In reply to:
Your planned Y-pipe, brake mods, and Victoracers knock you out of STS.
The brake mods I could see knocking me out of STS. But why would the Y-pipe and Victoracers? I know the Y-pipe is allowed, as there was a guy with a V-6 Cougar running the Y-pipe in STS with me (I beat him though 
) . How would they know anyway? The SCCA inspectors in my local chapter aren't that thorough with the inspections. Unless they used a mirror or lifted the car to get underneath, there is no way they could know there is a Y-pipe installed. Also, they would really need to know Contours to tell its not stock.
As for the Victoracers, they are allowed in the pure stock class (when I run SS with my Z06, everyone has race tires except for me), so why wouldn't they be allowed in STS? The V700s have tread to them, so they're not pure slicks. They're similar to the old BFG R1s, and they were allowed. 
As for the brakes, if I stick SVT brakes on the car instead of the Wilwood kit, it would look stock to the casual eye. Without measuring the actual rotor size, I don't see how an inspector would catch that those weren't original on a '96 SE. Most people don't even know what a Contour is, much less the difference in brake specs between an early model SE and an SVT.
What do you think? 
This isn't NASCAR. This is a gentlemen's game. Play right or take your toys home.
STS is a street tire class. Wear rating on the tires must be 140 or greater. Victoracers are something like 60 or 70.
There is no updating and backdating allowed. SVT was not a checkbox on an option list. If it were, and you wanted to add SVT brakes, you would have to add everything else SVT there is. As it is, our cars are not listed on any line of "appendix F" or whatever it is, so we can't do any of this anyway, until somebody petitions the SEB.
The Y-pipe is out because we are not allowed to use hi-flow cats, or alter the OEM emission control equipment in any way. You could optimize your existing Y for about 3-4 extra horses. Sorry, but headers are out, too, as they delete factory cats. Your friend in the Cougar is breaking the rules and "getting away with something." He's still getting beat.
The Rules BTW, the SCCA inspectors are not "classing enforcement officers." They are giving you a basic safety inspection, that's it. Classing is the responsibility of the driver. It's an honor thing.
