Richard Broadhead
Flag & Com
For those of you who have FC's but don't follow what's happening closely (and perhaps for those who don't care), be advised the SCCA FC rules are/were/will be formally changed with the next Fast-Track publication.
1.
No changes if you have aluminum head Pinto.. sic, right, only a $4K option.
2.
Iron head Pinto's get a new cam (less then $550 maybe) and 10.5 pound flywheel ($125 machining maybe).
NOTE A:
Cams not available yet. sweet
NOTE B:
Flywheel weight up from the initial 9.5 due to possible problems if you lighten an original one. Engine builders were against the 9.5 but the 10.5 is okay.
3.
Zetec's (I don't think we have any) get a new ECU map and restrictor plate.
For what it's worth, we aren't jumping on the bus till 2010 probably. No point in going through all that except at an engine rebuild. At this point we'd even have to split the engine/trans for a flywheel machining. Bahh, humbug.
Honesty is the best policy statement:
If some ICSCC FC's do make the changes now, it would be SUPER NICE to know it so we can do our own comparison of the effect.
1.
No changes if you have aluminum head Pinto.. sic, right, only a $4K option.
2.
Iron head Pinto's get a new cam (less then $550 maybe) and 10.5 pound flywheel ($125 machining maybe).
NOTE A:
Cams not available yet. sweet
NOTE B:
Flywheel weight up from the initial 9.5 due to possible problems if you lighten an original one. Engine builders were against the 9.5 but the 10.5 is okay.
3.
Zetec's (I don't think we have any) get a new ECU map and restrictor plate.
For what it's worth, we aren't jumping on the bus till 2010 probably. No point in going through all that except at an engine rebuild. At this point we'd even have to split the engine/trans for a flywheel machining. Bahh, humbug.
Honesty is the best policy statement:
If some ICSCC FC's do make the changes now, it would be SUPER NICE to know it so we can do our own comparison of the effect.