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Re: Race Engine

To: d t gebhard <kimkell@decaturnet.com>
Subject: Re: Race Engine
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 17:46:51 -0700
It's more detailed than that!  There are certain allowable modifications that 
vary from car to car and class to class.  And there are
some strange variances between Street Prepared and Prepared that one wouldn't 
ordinarily expect.  The Weber's being allowed in Street
Prepared but not in Prepared is one of them.

Joe

d t gebhard wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
>     Just changing from a Stromberg to a Weber DGV
> put me into the *street Prepared* class. Nothing
> else was changed. I beleive the rule states
> something like engine *bolt ons* are OK.
>         Dave Gebhard
>         1977 Spitfire
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> To: <SpitRacer9@aol.com>
> Cc: <michael.graziano@csfb.com>;
> <spit71fire@yahoo.com>; <a666k@aol.com>;
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Race Engine
> 
> I'll add that on a Spit, you can add Dual Weber
> DCOE's on a Street Prepared car but not on a
> Prepared!!
> 
> Joe
> 
> SpitRacer9@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > The big suggestion is to BUY A RULE BOOK if you
> plan to actually race the car.  Solo II rules are
> fairly strict unless you get into prepared or
> modified.  Stock allow basically no changes except
> to the front sway bar, Street prepared allows for
> suspension mods, but actually allows very little to
> the motor, no cam swaps, stock rods and pistons, no
> lightening, stock valve train.
> >
> > But a rule book before you buy expensive parts.
> 25 bucks on a rule book can save 2500 in parts.
> >
> > Aaron

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