I polish the shock towers front and rear with 225/45s and 205/50s. As far as I'm concerned, 225/50s don't fit on a Miata.
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Hustler, I would like updates on your situation. AKA the Emilio tax.
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Originally Posted by doward
(Post 995535)
Hustler, I would like updates on your situation. AKA the Emilio tax.
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 995559)
I only run NB's and he runs an NA. I think he's got the wrong PT racer.
No biggie, even if I can only drive 80% as well and my car is 80% as prepped and 30lbs heavier, I still have a chance in the Midwest, I hope... |
Do you have to take the points for a 6 speed and LSD if your car came stock with them? Am I to assume that any thing that didn't come on a BASE model takes points?
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I blame everyone equally.
Yeah, it's Andrew. My limits are 2370lb and 142whp. I'm 8lb over and 1hp under. I won't have a set of SM6 until November or September when I get another set of 6ULs. I have room to run a 225 A6, but don't have the dollars and may not have job after May. I may try the Conti take-offs if that happens but for now they are junk rubber. I'm going to TWS in TTD for fun on 2-year old, power-cycled NT-01s, just for the pleasure of driving. I should still get under the SM record, just won't destroy it. It's hard to believe a TTD car is this fast. |
Originally Posted by tomiboy
(Post 999107)
Do you have to take the points for a 6 speed and LSD if your car came stock with them? Am I to assume that any thing that didn't come on a BASE model takes points?
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 999175)
6spd and LSD are free only if you class as an MSM at 2600# comp weight. Otherwise yes, you take points for those items. The LS, SE, Club Sport, R package, Sport package are all trim packages, not a separate model like the MSM.
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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 999181)
Posting this on the interweb? I guess that ship has sailed/eggs broken to make the omelet/???
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It was a 50lb penalty a year ago when I discovered it. Now it's ~200.
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It was a good run guys, time to pack it up. :party:
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Originally Posted by GAMO
(Post 999254)
It was a good run guys, time to pack it up. :party:
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Just referring to all of the weight penalties that have added up over the past year or two for Miata PTE cars.
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(back from the dead some) Anyone know anything about 2014 rules?
I sent Greg an e-mail recently about a few items and his response is worrying to some extent. There is a number of items I thought are backdateable, but he is saying they are not: 1) intake manifolds and exhaust manifolds are not backdated without approval (and in this case they rarely are). 2) engines cannot be backdated/updated without a dyno reclass (this is to clarify a statement made earlier). So you cannot run an 01+ long block in a 99 WITHOUT dyno reclassing... 3) the BTM rule on exhaust piping is basically to keep the stock pipes. Its not explicitly stated, but its kind implied that [example] if i go out and have an exhaust guy recreate the stock pipes then put in the stock muffler and resonator, then +2 for exhaust modification would still apply. That seems not in the spirit of the BTM rules... 4) The accepted "removal" of a stock cat is to gut it and keep the stock pipe intact or you will incur the exhaust points as well. 5) changes in 2014 rules will disallow backdating sport brakes to a 99/00 miata. No details given on how that will happen. This isn't too big I don't think for the regular TTE/PTE guys, but it maybe more of an issue for endurance. |
So maybe just build an NB2?
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1081694)
So maybe just build an NB2?
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Wow that kinda sucks. I have approval on the exhaust manifold from a few years ago so hopefully it still works. Sucks about the brakes too although I have an email about those too.
I'm not planning to run much PT anymore anyway but don't want to change a bunch of stuff should I decide to race with NASA. |
Originally Posted by Track
(Post 1081684)
5) changes in 2014 rules will disallow backdating sport brakes to a 99/00 miata. No details given on how that will happen. This isn't too big I don't think for the regular TTE/PTE guys, but it maybe more of an issue for endurance.
Less than 5 weeks until our first TX event, in the past how early have the rules been finalized for the next year? |
Originally Posted by EricJ
(Post 1081768)
Oops, I have a set of '03 calipers and brackets and a master, booster and prop valve sitting in the garage ready to put on my TTE '99; AND I don't have 3 points to spare.
Less than 5 weeks until our first TX event, in the past how early have the rules been finalized for the next year? I think brakes are +2 btw. |
Looks like the 2013 rules were posted to nasaforums on Dec. 10 last year. Hopefully the 2014 rules will be out in the next week or two.
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