The guy have 8 layers of protection but maybe he didn't use a grommet in the firewall. You don't know the reason. Remember power wire means from the amplifiers or accessories to the battery. You have to remember that alot of these guys are at the WORLD LEVEL...it alot harder and different. I don't think a gave anyone in Canada the 3 points for the alternator. No one had it done so, it doesn't matter. It your a USACi member, you get 5 bonus points. That will cancel out the "3" point issue.

dukk, i had minor modifications done to my stock alternator that qualified it as upgraded, you could/should do the same, its cheap and gets the points

In my opinion you don't need to sweat all of the rules unless you plan on making it to the world finals. It has a completly different level of expectations to compete. These rules give you a good idea of what your going to be up against at the world level.
Most cars you see around here are not built to these levels, its excesive for a daily driver or average enthusiest and you won't see it except for the few serious competitors planning on finals.
Just go to your local shows, have fun and compete with cars on the same level as you.

i can think of at leat 6 cars that wil be at shows that are built exactly by the book, if losing at the local events by maybe a few points is your thing than dont take the little bit of extra time that it takes to do it, the things that are asked for arent that expspensive or time consuming, so not doing them doesnt make any sense, even for the local competitor who doesnt have aspirations for the finals, and at the end of the day everyone should be pround to say that it was done correctly without cutting any rulebook corners

Dave, I'm not saying cut any corners. If I take another car down to finals you better believe that it will be built with every rule covered.
I think that alot of people read these threads and turn away from the competion scene because of the high standards level set by the rules for the pros.
I just want to remind everyone that your car doesn't have to be to this level to be competative in its respective class.
The rules are much different in basic classes.

you are right, but to spend the extra day maybe that it would take to do the wirirng like the rules want isnt that big of a deal it would seem, would it? people get turned off because they think that the little things that should be done are time consuming and costly, when in fact, that isnt true at all, would you agree?

The parts required to run wire to the rules are not expensive true, but paying a shop to do a USACi correct install can be too much. Most people won't see the value of the extra work in their everyday lives. A lot of the shops around here have no idea what usac is or where to get some of the unique parts required.

the stuff required by the rules are things that even a mobile dynamics "graduate" could handle, which means that even the greenest of diy'er could manage, im trying to get the point across to potential new competitors that you dont have to sell your 1st born to get a system worthy of competing, we shouldnt be scaring people but encouraging them to learn more and get educated about what is required to compete at not only a local level but a national one as well

^ You make an excellent point.

I should have started out stating that I am going to be in Advanced Pro 600+ and that there are both Beginner and Intermediate classes that are not so heavy on the rules.

Truly, anyone from the casual enthusiast to the experienced veteran can compete against other people with similar systems. IMO you can build a competitive car with under $1500 in gear - retail.

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