Thread: S2000 vs. STi
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Old 10-27-2004, 04:06 PM
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Re: S2000 vs. STi

The cage is a fully custom welded cage that I aided in the design of. Though there are restrictions on how the cage can be built, it definitely does stiffen the chassis some. At this point, I am not planning on doing any suspension work until the 1999+ Miatas become legal for Spec Miata and Spec Miata becomes an SCCA National class. Once those things happen, I'll probably convert the car to SM. If I didn't have fun driving hte car, I wouldn't be doing it

My project this winter will be trying to get the 944 back up and running. I have a place to do it and I've sourced a spare parts car with a working engine. It's prepared to SCCA ITS specs and is quicker than my Miata. It has a full cage, stiffer springs and torsion bars, and a few other chassis stiffening tweeks. The big problem is that the "P" word triples the cost of parts over the Miata, and general maintenance is much more difficult on the Porsche.
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