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03-13-2019, 11:44 AM | #1 |
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Potential protest impacts of avoiding valve spring recall?
Since Subaru has identified the valve springs as being out of spec/manufacturers tolerances on a certain subset of 86s, I thought of an interesting hypothetical.
If someone opted not to have that recall performed for whatever reason and was running stock class at a SCCA national event, what are the chances of a mechanical protest succeeding on a technicality? |
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That would be like saying, my friend with a 13 BRZ that is in the recall population but alread blew one up, could be challanged because he has a motor out of a non recall car. |
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The update/backdate rule covers your second scenario. |
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Found this in the SCCA rulebook, for what it is worth.
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They actually changed the spec mid 2014 (or somewhere around there) so any cars built after that would have the same springs you get on the recall anyways. There is no performance difference between the springs.
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For SCCA Up/Back doesn't classify for "street" class does it? Also - There is no way they would be pulling an engine at a SOLO event for protest. Once apart, I doubt they would even be able to know what spring is what. I haven't had FA apart, but I don't think the springs have part # on them. If they really wanted to know, you could check recall status on a SN # vs pulling an engine. |
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1. How would anyone know you did or didn't have the work done?
2. @xjohnx are you saying that if you participate in a sanctioned event with your street car you have to allow a teardown of the car in the case of protest? I don't do these events but that seems like a pretty huge deterrent for a non-dedicated race vehicle. It's not like it's Formula 1 or NASCAR.
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You aren't required to replace every superseded part.
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I can't wait to see the top 10 for Nationals in SCC all be 2013's, that will put the Sawyer National Course controversy to shame.
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If it's a mandatory recall, the grounds exist for such a protest. If it's not mandatory, then no grounds. As noted, it's in the rulebook.
I simply don't know if the recall is mandatory 'cause I haven't paid enough attention
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