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Re: Inner Tubes and Wheels

To: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Subject: Re: Inner Tubes and Wheels
From: richard jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:03:03 -0700 (PDT)
That's where I get confused I guess.  It says "consists of overhead
(OHV) and flathead inline, V-8 or V-12 engines, 1959 or ealier design"
then it says that "X Class engines, which are over 325 cid, but under
375 cid, shall be classified as either XXF or XXO."

Dick J

--- John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us> wrote:
> Don't have my copy in front of me, but it should say
> something
> like...consists of overhead valve and flathead
> "inline" and flathead V-8
> engines...
> XXO is an XO engine with specialty heads up to 325
> cid and 375 cid with
> stock type heads. A GMC six with a Wayne 12 port
> head or a big Packard
> flathead eight fit this class.
> 
> John Beckett
> 
> 
> At 09:42 AM 6/17/99 -0700, richard jurkowski wrote:
> >I may be way off base here.  I'm reading the ECTA
> rules.  I don't have
> >the SCTA/BNI rules.  The ECTA rule says: "XO class
> consists of....
> >OHV....1959 or earlier design, up to 325 cubic
> inch." Then it goes on
> >to say: "X class engines, which are over 325 cid,
> but under 375 cid,
> >shall be classified as either XXF or XXO. 
> Specialty cylinder heads are
> >NOT allowed in this instance."  I interpret that to
> include the 1955
> >Chrysler 354, which was built before 1959 and is
> over 325 but under 375
> >cid.  It meets the age criteria, the cid criteria,
> and the
> >non-specialty head criteria.  Am I interpreting
> this rule wrong?  John
> >Beckett??  I won't cry if it has to be a "C"
> engine, I'm out there for
> >fun, not for any records, but I'd like to know.
> Mainly 'cause I want to
> >put a nice paint job on the car and would hate to
> "correct" the
> >classification with tape. 
> >Dick J
> >#72
> >
> >--- ARDUNDOUG@aol.com wrote:
> >> Keith Turk,
> >>    How do you get into XXO class with a 354 Hemi?.
> >> Sounds more like a 
> >> "C" motor or
> >> better..................................Ardun
> Doug
> >> King
> >> 
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 



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