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Re: STU Displacement Limit - An Idea

To: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
Subject: Re: STU Displacement Limit - An Idea
From: Joshua Hadler <jhadler@rmi.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:49:51 -0700
"Mark J. Andy" wrote:
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 dg50@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
> >  STU displacement limits are as follows:
> >     - for overhead camshaft engines  - 3.000 litres
> >     - for pushrod valvetrain engines - 4.000 litres
> >     - for rotory (wankel) engines    - 1.500 litres
> 
> Given no displacement breaks for NA motors, we could call this class FIM
> for "Forced Induction Mod"... :-)  (that's a good thing, btw.  A class for
> modified streetable cars with forced induction seems to currently be
> lacking).

        That's a good point mark. It does seem that this is evolving into a
class for cars that run over 1bar. The way it's laid out now, you kinda
gotta have a blower or a turbo if you're going to compete.

-Josh2

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