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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 07 September 2008 |
A. Engine
- Engine must be same make as body. Example: GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Chrysler to Chrysler.
- Forward-most spark plug shall be no further back than a line connecting upper front ball-joints.
- All heads and blocks; must be made of cast iron. No aluminum allowed. Flat tappet cams only, no rollers.
- Tubular steel and cross-over headers are allowed, but exhaust must exit behind driver, under the car and safely. "Zoomie" and 180° headers are not allowed.
- Single-plane intake manifolds are allowed.
- Engines must us solid engine mounts. Accessories can be changed. Mid-plates optional.
- Electronic ignitions are allowed.
- Carburetor with Maximum 800 cfm. are allowed. Exotic carburetors including, but not limited to Dominators, Predators, etc. are not allowed; fuel injection is not allowed. No alcohol fuel.
- No dry-sump oiling systems.
- Minor radiator protection is allowed, and must be made of same material used for roll cage.
- All cars are subject to inspection at any time and the inspection may require the removal of illegal components.
- Radiator must be in front of engine.
B. Transmissions
- No competition transmissions are allowed.
- O.E.M.-type single-disk clutches only; no Ram-type couplers are allowed.
- All automatic transmissions must retain functional torque converter.
- No aluminum flywheels are allowed.
C. Body and Suspension
- Minimum allowable wheelbase is 107-inches.
- Minimum car weight is 3,000 pounds (with driver, after main event).
- Steel and aluminum after-market bodies, fibergalss roof are allowed. Body must replicate O.E.M. body shape.
Plastic nose and tail clips allowed. No fiberglass bodies.
- No wedge-style bodies are allowed.
- Spoilers are allowed, with maximum height of 6-inches; no wings or side-plates.
- Frame or sub-frame must match body type (e.g. GM-to-GM, Ford-to-Ford, etc, except that pickup truck bodies can use a passenger car chassis.
- Driver must sit within 1-foot of original position, and cannot be sitting atop driveline.
- Front suspension must match frame and be complete. If subframe connector is used in mid-body area to connect front and rear subframes, complete stock front must still be used.
- Uni-body vehicles may have tubular frame from front sub frame to rear of vehicle. 3rd links, coil and leaf springs are acceptable.
- Suspension must be O.E.M., but attachment points may be modified and heim joints are allowed in steering, panhard bars, and shock absorbers to include 3rd link's
- Stock 4 links only (Examples: Monte Carlo, Olds Cutlass, etc.)
- Suspension mounting points may be changed as long as factory components are not modified.
- Spindles, rotors, and calipers must be O.E.M. and of the same make as the frame.
- Racing shock absorbers can be used and mounts moved, but coil-over shock absorbers are not allowed.
- Suspension bushings must be O.E.M. size.
- Lower control arms must be O.E.M. for the front suspension used; tubular upper members allowed.
Non adjustable.
- Rear axles may be full-floater, but no cambered axles allowed. Ford 9-inch rear axles allowed in any vehicle.
- No cambered axles, quick-change rear gears, or aluminum or other lightweight axle housings.
- Steering quickener are allowed.
D. Tires and Wheels
- Approved track tire is any racing re-treaded carcass, with a minimum 66-hardness compound. No Hoosier Dirt Boss allowed. Note: Sources will be made known before the season starts, but this tire is required for the class.
- Grooving and siping are allowed; bleeder valves are allowed.
- Any racing-type steel wheel allowed, but bead-locks are allowed on right rear wheel only.
- No spacers with a thickness greater than 1-inch are allowed.
- Wheel stud threads must protrude from lug nuts.
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