AMI QUESTION ?

[shadow41246]

 if a car was setup with an engine setback location , i believe it's 10%, be legal to run in AMI ? didn't see anything about the firewall location in the rules .  thanks RICH .      SHADOW   

[1SlowFormula]

I don't see why not, or it would be made clear in the rules...

[Darin Stine]

Does not give any advantage in an index format...I think it would be legal.  Ya still gotta run the number. 

[REDGAR]

Let's when I hear 10% setback I think ..........10.50 index.....10% setback.......mean lost 1.05 in ET...yeah that's a problem...LOL

But of course that is not what you are talking about...LOL

If it is really a concern, call Rich.

[shadow41246]

 REDGAR, what i was talking about is a car that had the original engine location relocated further back in the chassis, 10%, which calls for an altered firewall, this was something they did in the EARLY days of the MUSCLE CAR wars, they also altered the wheelbases. it was a weight transfer thing.   SHADOW   

[Richard Maitre]

Again, not anything that will change the outcome of an index race, its allowed in AMI.

Rich

[pokadot1]

REDGAR, what i was talking about is a car that had the original engine location relocated further back in the chassis, 10%, which calls for an altered firewall, this was something they did in the EARLY days of the MUSCLE CAR wars, they also altered the wheelbases. it was a weight transfer thing.   SHADOW   

  My old wagon has the motor moved back 2"= 3%    So the 66 and newer B body headers and oil pan fit. Maybe thats why a lucked out with the championship.   

[shadow41246]

 CLIFF, i believe the 10% thing was the max allowed back then, not sure but i think guys building tube chassis cars nowadays, are setting the engines back to some degree ? it seemed to help back then, we knew the guys that ran the " HAIRY CANARY "  it had the engine set back in it !!!!   SHADOW 

[LarrySantucci]

Cool... AMI/AFX 
Bring it!

[shadow41246]

 LARRY, the " HAIRY CANARY " was an AFX comet body with a 337 ci CORVETTE engine, it ran in ether C/Gas or C/MP modified production, ran alot at ENGLISTOWN & ATCO in the 60's  SHADOW