>It won't be any more insulting
>than seeing that bastardized CRX
>with a 4G63 last year
>

Ain't THAT the truth. Come on, at least the Neon and the Talon, Eclipse come from the same company (Daimler - Chrysler - Mitsu) and share the same engines. WTF does a Honda have to do with any of this, other than its idolized 4-gee-6-3? I think letting the Honda run blew the whole thing wide open as far as what is OK and what's not. And we all know why it was allowed....because King Dave built the engine.

>
>Also, after the official drag races
>are over, there is always
>time for extra passes, and
>I am sure that the
>Neon would be a crowd-puller.
>I believe that any car
>is allowed to run in
>this section.

If King Dave decrees it to be so, it will be so. Don't hold your breath, tho....

>
>Also, *techinically* the Neon is "DSM
>Powered" and would be 100%
>"DSM Powered" legal if you
>stuck an RS head in
>there...

Guy, I love you! You just blew the whole thing wide open....of course our Neon is DSM powered. More 2G DSM's came with the 420A than any other engine, by FAR! How could it NOT be considered DSM powered? Even the head thing means nothing if EVO's (same deal, swapped intake / exhaust head) are considered to be grouped under the elite DSM banner!

THIS is an ENTIRELY new angle! In examining the rules for the Shootout, they state that DSM powered class must use a 2.0 Mitsu Turbo powerplant in any body. This can be interpreted as a turbo 420A, as it comes in Mitsu Eclipses, and is therefore a DSM/Mitsu engine. Thus, the Neon is legal.

Folks, let's run with this.....look at the angles. If Mike Simon's CRX is legal DSM powered, if Starions can run, if my RS is legal in DSM Eliminator FWD, then how can the Neon not be included?

Shit, they'd have to change the name to the 4G63 Shootout to deny it!

>
>Guy
>RS_Guy
>
>"If I wanted a 4G63, I'd
>have bought an EVO"
>
>
>
>http://www.GTuned.com

Bill Hahn Jr.
98 RS Turbo: 10.87 @ 136 MPH
HRC Stage V with N20
Nation's Fastest Street FWD 2G DSM
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