Ok, to sum up here....

So far, no concrete opinions, but it seems that......

....one guy thinks it's fine where it is, or that I have an agenda (or something), and...

.... one guy who thinks it could be moved "as is" with no weight added...the narrower wheels would do the trick by themselves, and...

.... one guy (me) who thinks its a kinda decent fit as is, but the percertion is that it will be a huge overdog, so maybe a little weight is in order,.....

.... and some data that shows the cars are pretty heads up at Road Atlanta.

Here's some empirical data. Since the CRX was mentioned as the "big dog" above, (there are others though...) here's the 'tale of the tape':

Weight: 240 pounds (that's fully 10%) heavier than the CRX.
Power: Rougly the same in legal trim, although the CRX kills with it's prodigious torque!
Brakes: CRX is better under braking. Weight helps here.
Handling: CRX holds the edge here as well, better weight and better suspension design. The RX has the big ole live axle, the CRX can do adjustable rear camber.

Where am I wrong here? What have I missed? Is that a fair summation? Are there advantages, (other than the musical exhaust note) that the RX-7 holds over the CRX??

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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]

[This message has been edited by lateapex911 (edited October 11, 2004).]