racing w/ the CA?

[NismoRacer34]

i was just wondering if any of you CA guys race. by race i dont mean drift, sorry.but i wanted to do a ca18det swap in the future, but not if i have to spend tons of money to be competitive in the class that the swap would put me in.what class would i run in autocross? and what class would i run in scca?nasa club racing?

[ca18detgabby]

is this a serious question? i sure didnt swap my motor to just stare at it.

though I do enjoy doing so.

[articzap]

Because you have a swapped motor your instantly in Street Mod for autocross.

[Liquid_Neon]

that rminds me... what would just having a turbo kit be classed as?

since technicly i still have my stock engine CA18 and all....

[traymack1]

racing is a very general subject because ther are many types of racing but from what i gather you are more into auto-x

The ca18det is a small motor that builds power at higher rpms and is not ideal for auto-x and you are already at a dis-advantage. Aso you are puting yourself in a more competitive class by doing a swap.

If you really want to auto-x you should do an all motor ka because you would be in a stock class and have a very tourky motor with a lot of cheap potential.

[IHeartRPS13]

can't get more disadvantageous than this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbKMUkjOuh4

[DriftingisLame]

I believe any engine swaps or turbochargers/superchargers will automatically bump you into street mod. You have to want to be competative and modify your car accordingly in order to do well in autocross. The CA is a bad choice, at least for autocross around my area. Our tracks are usually very small with tight corners and short straights.

I had a lot of trouble in my RB20 as I would just spin constantly in first, but be almost completely out of boost in second. A motor with more low end torque would be ideal here.

My engine and drivetrain setup combined with the extreme class I was in, did not end with good results for me.

Good luck-Max

[NismoRacer34]

thanks everyone, that's kinda what i though for autocross. i would have to spend way too much. i think ill just stay in sts for now. just get some cheap I,H,and E.