Minimum weight would be 1650 lbs for a Tube frame E-Mod "Monster"
At least last time I looked.
Mike B.
dg50@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
> Have all the fun with your street-driven car you want, without being classed
>up
> with the purpose-built, tube-frame, 1500lb monsters.
>
> Check out http://www.wincom.net/trog/stu/ for more information.
>
> Then Jim Crider, his Cobra IRS pride injured, did say:
>
> >Dennis, any fear a Cobra IRS owner might have at the approach of a hairdried
> >Neon is due solely to the very real possibility of said hairdried Neon
> >scattering shrapnel all over the road he's driving on...
>
> Bah. The Neon motor turns out to be stout enough to take up to about 8lbs
>with a
> reasonable intercooler. The limiting factor appears to be the high (for a
>turbo
> car) compression, and pistons/rods that nobody has been brave enough to risk -
> so nobody really knows how much boost they'll stand.
>
> 8lbs is pretty good, and the higher compression should really help out low-end
> throttle response and off-boost lag - just what you want in an autocross car.
>A
> Turbo Neon, with a good suspension (which means not-the-Daddio-setup shocks -
> his setup is designed to dynamically lower & stiffen the car, which you don't
> need in an car where springs are open. I'd bet a plain old set of Koni Sports
> would work just fine) would be a _killer_ STU car.
>
> Imagine, Eric, being faster than Daddio... King of All Neons... STU is calling
> you Eric...
>
> Hear it? "Eric...", it's saying, "turbocharge me! Make me go faaaaaster!"
>
> > although it might just be the appearance of Linnhoff, which causes quaking
>and
> fear in most
> > sentient beings. :) :) :)
>
> Well, that's an entirely different kettle of fish. :)
>
> DG
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