I think the genie is out of the bottle now but gosh how can you complain about costs on one hand and pay good money for a piece that is still readily available cheap? All the arguments for a hp cap state that it is easy and affordable to get up to power but to use that collector like that to remedy a tired engine seems counter intuitive, not to mention way beyond stock.
I hate to be Debbie downer all the time on here but I just want a close to factory car that is easy to maintain at a fair price. I want to see stability in the rules, and let me be clear, I think we have that but I think vigilance is needed to keep it there. My opinions on dyno testing are clear so no need to rehash that(all my bellyaching and I think it will help me in the end!), but that pipe? If that's not a clear sign of things running away from our original intentions, I don't know what is. No knock against Hanksville, I hear they do EXCELLENT work, and I don't want to hurt their bottom line but to pay for that piece and to say that we need to control costs is nuts. And now, having found out for the first time that that is legal, my perception is I have to have one. If I'm getting beat out of a corner, it's not me it's my old limited slip and my exhaust not getting me enough torque!
Right now my car is in the shop getting a new seat mounted, to the cage this time and foot protection added for the driver. I feel this is something we should be talking about and spending our money on, not $325 Y collectors. Maybe we should be making rules about foot protection, beyond NASA, PCA, or SCCA rules, or mandating a fire system along with a handheld extinguisher. Both of those could easily be done for the price of that pipe. They might not make you faster but for the money it's a better option.
Anyway, i'll try to keep my negative opinions to myself and focus on beating all of you at Nationals next year!
p.s. juat picked up my RR's today and they look promising! I might have to mount them and jump on the backroads when I get my car back.
Ron
