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08-23-2004, 06:11 PM | #1 |
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Protested
Ive been running sts for this year and part of last, and as of this past weekend it looks like the local protest police is finally decided its my turn. The car is sts legal except for what seems to be the update /backdate rule, which means when I swapped my open diff. for a 95 240 vlsd this bumped me out of the class. Nothing was said until now, so now Im tryin to find a solution to staying in sts, or moving to another class. Im not a fan of running against the stx cars eventhough Im sure Ill do well, but theres no way Ill be as competitive. And not to mention instead of being in the top 5 pax times Im sure Ill go further down. Otherwise SM and theres no f-in way Im prepared for the class. So as of now Im weighin out my options or takin a break from doin what I love the most. Fuck it if anybody has any answers to help let me know. Justin
Oh and my front bumper keeps me out of stock classes.
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08-23-2004, 06:55 PM | #2 |
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Easy: Put the open diff back in, see if you're still competitive. Your driving style may work well with an open diff, and then you'll be legal.
Who the hell contested anyway...what a waste. You're not racing for money... Someone is taking this way too seriously...it's supoosed to be fun. If you're not at a national level, then you don't need to be concerned with anyone elses class choice or mods...unless they register a Z06 in STS...hehe. - Brian |
08-23-2004, 07:49 PM | #3 |
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Uhhh, as long as your car is an SE, VLSD is a stock option and is therefore legal in DSP, STS, GS, etc. It would simply be the same as selling your car, buying a 240 with VLSD, and swapping over your current mods.
If for some reason it is illegal to swap in a VLSD, even though it was available for the 240SX SE as a STOCK option, I would start to question to logicality of this rule because that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. |
08-23-2004, 08:20 PM | #4 |
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If it's an SE, then he'd have to swap in the ABS system to make it legal...
As far as I understand it, it has to be the same as stock to be legal...so if ABS+VLSD was the only way to get a VLSD on the SE (it was), then you have to have it all. SCCA rules suck with regards to stuff like this... - - - - - If you must keep the VLSD, then upgrade the front brakes, add tire/wheel width, etc...and become competitive in STX. - Brian |
08-23-2004, 09:23 PM | #5 |
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08-23-2004, 10:05 PM | #6 |
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I have leather but the chart you show says that I have to have ABS/VLSD to have leather. It's a STOCK part that was an option.
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08-24-2004, 08:16 AM | #8 |
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I personally agree, I bought my vlsd from a 95 240 that had vlsd only and was wrecked. Dont know if he swapped it in himself, but as far as ive been able to tell its a dealer option that could be installed at the factory w/o any other options added. The trouble is the update / backdate rule, since I swapped it out(last year it was legal), as of this year any parts that werent installed at the factory by the dealer means that swapping them in is breaking this update /backdate rule. That is the real problem not the mechanics behind it, its the fact that I did it, and it was not equipped in the car wehen I bought it from the factory. BS I tell ya, but I stick to the rules and if I cant find a way around it, I guess Ill be spankin subies from now on.
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08-24-2004, 08:26 AM | #9 | |
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08-24-2004, 09:16 AM | #10 |
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how do people protest this stuff. pay $50 to protest someone who obviously outdrove you, have them bumped out of yoru class for somethign stupid. in my ax experience, people who do that normally get looked down upon for "pussy protest"
ive protested someone once in sts, for running R compounds, i was a second off them on dunlop fm901 in a bone stock civic si, but it was obvious the R compounds were the only reason they were in front of me, so i mentioned it, they got bumped to SM. R compounds can make a huge difference 2 tires spinning is not gonna make a big if any difference. thats why i always lie and say my car is bone stock except the obvious visual mods to the untrained eye so i wont get hassled on stuff. and thank God my s13 coupe is canadian. vlsd owns j00.
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08-24-2004, 12:19 PM | #11 |
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Just tell them you bought the car and the LSD was already in it, it's the same thing. Unless you've already told them you installed it in place of the open diff. Still a pointless, stupid rule in my opinion. I can't wait for someone to protest my kouki sideskirts
What mods do you STX drivers have? I'm just curious because I plan on moving up to STX next season just because of my HLSD. |
08-24-2004, 07:01 PM | #13 |
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If anybody can help me find out if in fact vlsd was available w/o abs I can still run sts. If anyone knows where I might look let me know. Im searching the usual forums, but If anyone knows anything let me know. Ive been gettin great pleasure from stompin on these guys the whole year, and am not ready to quit just yet. Thanks Justin
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08-25-2004, 05:24 AM | #14 |
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doh! thats what happens when you start to get fast, so take it as a compliment! i got protested at a Divisional autox for not having the foam part of my back seat in... i think i actually found a way to get around it now, but its a little late. there is a rule that anything in the interior may be removed as long as it is not unbolted...
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Where the hell did this come from? So much for my installing a VLSD.
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08-25-2004, 09:34 PM | #17 |
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the VLSD was available as a stock option from the factory, according to the SoCal chart. VLSD is STS legal from my interpretation of the above rule.
Proof that VLSD was available as a standalone stock option for 240sx's lies in your diff not having an ABS sensor, BTW. And no one can provide proof that ABS and VLSD were only available together. Following this logic, the protest fails and you stay in STS.
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go to your nissan dealer, have him print off the option list, my friend had a couple se's at his junk yard and said they were v-lsd, so we ran the vins, and it came back that it was unkown, so we checked how the options went, u could get v-lsd on its own or in like 2 or 3 difernt pacakges with other trim, seats, or sun roof, etc
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08-26-2004, 10:51 AM | #21 |
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So I can go to the dealer and get a copy of the options list from them? If I can thatll be enough to prove that Im legal, otherwise does anyone know where I can find this documentation. FSM?
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08-26-2004, 12:26 PM | #24 |
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Or just print out that page from SoCal240SX and show them. If you're like me, you're SOL when it comes to dealer knowledge. The dealers around here are no help to me at all.
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08-26-2004, 01:15 PM | #25 |
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The one on socal isn't clear on the options socal optios page
heres another that definitely makes sense but its not a dealers copy another list Bueller..................bueller................
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08-26-2004, 01:50 PM | #26 |
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The problem is update/backdate. Since they changed the rule last year you are not allowed to swap to a vlsd unless *your* car came with it from the factory.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but thats how I read the rule changes from last year sucks at least you can still run stx |
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08-30-2004, 04:37 PM | #29 |
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Lance is on top of things here. The point of the rule was to eliminate the quasi-hybrid in which someone took a base model car (i.e., 4 gen. Honda hatchback), installed all the SI goodies, but did away with the sunroof and the other heavier items. As Lance said, as long as it could have been purchased from the factory a certain way, you are good to go.
The example of Neon throttle bodies is perfect: you can't go to your dealer and say you'd like a 5 speed w/ the throttle bodies of an auto or the final drive ratio of some other variant. Similarly, let's take a hypothetical case and say that vlsd was available as an option on ALL S14s, but that it only came with ABS. In that case, you can only run the vlsd IF you also have an ABS equipped car b/c that's the only way it came. Those cards on 240sx.org don't seem to be too helpful in proving that it was a stand-alone option, despite the fact that it was debated to death years ago by original owners who bought cars with vlsd but not abs. In this case, you need some sort of literature, etc. from an authority stating that a vlsd, non-abs car could be had from the factory. Good luck with that. |
08-31-2004, 03:32 PM | #30 |
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Seems like its finally been laid to rest, the fact that I have a vlsd w/o an abs sensor was good enough proof Thanks for everybodys help(esp. Lances13) and imput. STS in La. will have to find another way to keep me out of 1st place. Keep kickin ass guys, Later Justin
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