{"id":2456,"date":"2002-03-24T01:26:46","date_gmt":"2002-03-24T09:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2011-12-24T03:53:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T11:53:20","slug":"scc-magazine-2002-ultimate-street-car-challenge-mikes-on-the-guru-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/2002\/03\/24\/scc-magazine-2002-ultimate-street-car-challenge-mikes-on-the-guru-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"SCC Magazine – 2002 Ultimate Street Car Challenge: Mike’s on the Guru Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sport Compact Car Magazine, March 2002
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There’s no quicker way to discredit your work than to show it to an engineer. Our panel of technical gurus consisted of Mitch Terry from AEM, Chris Weisberg from Magneson, Mike Welch from Road\/Race Engineering and Jason Kavanaugh, a talented engineer who’s currently between jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Our panel poked, prodded, admired and criticized the\u00a0cars\u00a0from every angle, evaluating the engine, drivetrain, suspension, brakes, body and interior for functionality and quality of execution. Then they came up with an overly complex scoring system that we won’t repeat here (because we don’t understand it) and rated them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was little surprise Tod Kaneko’s spotless Datsun 510 found itself at the top of the pile, but the number two finish of the Mustang raised eyebrows. Apparently the purposeful build-up of the Ford impressed our judges. Everything is focused on speed and reliability on the drag strip, with no effort wasted on frivolous modifications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sentra scored a close third, thanks to its very sano turbo system and thorough performance-oriented approach to all the mods. Criticism from most of the judges focused on the disco paint job and the stock interior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the sad end of the score sheet was the largely unfinished and hideously complex MR2. Upon gazing unto the Toyota’s cramped engine bay, Mike Welch noted “For every cool part, something else is rigged, hacked, twisted or leaking.” These guys can be brutal.<\/p>\n

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The Hyundai, despite its massive\u00a0performance, disappointed the panel. Most liked the concept, but the crude engine management, stock brakes and under-developed suspension offended their perfectionist sensibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ENGINEERING JUDGING
\n<\/strong><\/span>RANK \u00a0<\/span>CAR\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>POINTS \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>NOTES<\/span><\/p>\n

1 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Datsun 510 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>100 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Cleanest engine compartment in L.A.
\n<\/span>2 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Ford Mustang \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>84 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Much improved on sucky dinosaur design
\n<\/span>3 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Nissan Sentra \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>83 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Intentionally conservative
\n<\/span>4 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Acura Type R \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>82 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Well thought-out engine mods<\/span>\u00a0Nissan 300ZX<\/span>82<\/span>Insane motor\/heavy wheels
\n<\/span>5 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Nissan Skyline GT-R \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>79 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Ghetto-flo test pipe
\n<\/span>6 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Toyota Supra \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>75 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Too much power for stock brakes
\n<\/span>7 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Ferrari F360 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>71 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Italian elegance\/Japanese aroma
\n<\/span>8 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Toyota MR2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>67 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Rats nest
\n<\/span>9 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Hyundai Tiburon \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>64 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>High concept\/low execution<\/span><\/p>\n

Full article with links to all the tests hosted now on ModifiedMag.com:
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Sport Compact Car Magazine, March 2002 Reprinted with permission There’s no quicker way to discredit your work than to show it to an engineer. Our panel of technical gurus consisted of Mitch Terry from AEM, Chris Weisberg from Magneson, Mike Welch from Road\/Race Engineering and Jason Kavanaugh, a talented engineer who’s currently between jobs. Our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[19],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461,"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456\/revisions\/2461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}