Older Superstock GT cars with scoops

[Jeremy]

If the engine came with a scoop you get to run it open if it didn't come with the scoop you still run it but it has to be blocked off. That's what I was told anyway.
Merry Christmas

[Mike Carr]

Jeff, I understand it to be as Jeremy said. A '90's Firebird in SS/JA can use the ram air. A '90's Firebird as a SS/GT car can have the scoop/ram-air, but must be non-functional (blocked off). I could be wrong, but that was how I understood it. Maybe someone that has had a car like this, and switched between S/S and GT (Angelo Ditocco comes to mind) can answer this for sure.

B.D.

[Angelo DiTocco]

Mike & Jeremy are both correct (to the best of my recollection) - it really is more determined by the engine combo that is used.

When you mix & match bodies and engine combos in SS/GT you have several possible scenarios

You can have a body (like a late model firebird) that came with a ram-air hood.... matched with an engine combo that "was not" available with any sort of scoop or fresh air system. In this case, the fresh air system is supposed to be blocked off.

Again you can have a body (like a late model firebird) that came with a ram-air hood.... matched with an engine combo that "was" available with a hood scoop or fresh air system. In this case, the fresh air system could be left open.

Obviously when a body that was not available or produced with any type of ram air system is used it doesn't come into play, regardless of whether or not you use an engine that did have a fresh air system, you can't add anything to the car, you are stuck with what you've got.

Hope that helps

Mike good to see your still at it.... hope all is well

[Stewart Way]

Jeff
Talked with Bruce Bachelder at the Southern Nationals (or whatever they call it now) and what the replys above have stated are true. The engine must have come with fresh air to run with the scoop open. Not sure that rule is being enforced in all divisions the same.

[Tand E racing]

I recently had this conversation with glendora and was told that if the original body used came with a scoop that it could remain regardless of engine combination when used in GT classes.

[Super Sport]

Originally Posted by Tand E racing

I recently had this conversation with glendora and was told that if the original body used came with a scoop that it could remain regardless of engine combination when used in GT classes.

I'll show up with a closed scoop and you show up with a open scoop running a non-ram air engine. We'll see who gets to race! You might want to call Glendora again and this time talk with someone other than the secretary.

PS Would you please tell us who gave you the info? Finally we may be able to expose who is giving wrong answers to Stock-S/S questions.

[Tand E racing]

Supersport, I talked to a gentleman named Pat, I'm not sure what his position there is? but i'm pretty sure he's not the secretary.