Is water/meth injection allowed in SCCA racing?

[SebringLX]

I can't seem to find anything in the rules that prohibits it, but I can't seem to find anything that allows it either.

I run in Street Modified (SM), and I want to add a direct port water/meth kit to my car so I can run some more boost (stuck with 91 octane and nowhere within 200 miles sells any race gas here).

I talked to the president of the region I race in, and he told me to check the rules 'cause he had no idea, but he's been thinking about adding it to his turbo Prelude, so he was interested in finding out too.

Anyone know if it's allowed or not, and if so, can you provide a reference?

I don't want to go buy it and install it, then get told I can't autocross anymore because of it...

[stowaway]

Street Prepared rules say you can use "Intake Water Injection" and thus that is allowed in SM. Whether you can use methanol or a mix instead................

[SebringLX]

Quote: Originally Posted by stowaway

Street Prepared rules say you can use "Intake Water Injection" and thus that is allowed in SM. Whether you can use methanol or a mix instead................

Ahh yeah I found that after I posted last night... I was searching for "methanol injection" in the rule book pdf, probably why I missed that the first time.

Can't find anything that says if it has to be just water, or if you can have a water/meth mix...

[Pimpazzberetta]

I use both in SM.

[manic_mopar]

the age old rule of SCCA:

"If it doesn't say you can, then you can't."

[ByeByeTRDHelloSRT]

Quote: Originally Posted by manic_mopar

the age old rule of SCCA:

"If it doesn't say you can, then you can't."

Damn...that means I gotta take off my Flux Capacitor.

[JmalB]

Not if it's on a DeLorean...

[1LAPSRT]

Quote: Originally Posted by JmalB

Not if it's on a DeLorean...

But that only works in auto-x. In the road racing, it turns them into "silver chicanes" since they can't top 87 MPH on the straights....

And they have to put a Port Lock on the time curcuits so they can't win tomorrow's race today!

[ByeByeTRDHelloSRT]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1LAPSRT

But that only works in auto-x. In the road racing, it turns them into "silver chicanes" since they can't top 87 MPH on the straights....

And they have to put a Port Lock on the time curcuits so they can't win tomorrow's race today!

OMG LOLZ. That is gold...

[SteveW]

Quote: Originally Posted by SebringLX

Ahh yeah I found that after I posted last night... I was searching for "methanol injection" in the rule book pdf, probably why I missed that the first time.

Can't find anything that says if it has to be just water, or if you can have a water/meth mix...

Send an email to seb@scca.com or call Doug Gill, SCCA HQ Solo Technical Services, at 1-800-770-2055 and ask for a clarification.

There's also a SCCA forum at SCCA.com Forum: SM & SM2 where you might get the quickest answer or search for previous discussion on this topic.