Can anyone educate me on differences in SS/AS and SS/AM

BG56 · 04-04-2021, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sst7250

I’m looking at possibly getting into super stock racing. Going fastish is part of the appeal to me of drag racing so I’m looking at these classes as possible places to be. But I’m blissfully unaware of a lot of what’s used to classify cars for instance between the AS and AM stuff. Any help or insight is appreciated. I’m just starting to look around for possible SS cars.

When Modified Eliminator was abolished the classes were inserted into SS. Can also run car/class in Comp Eliminator. AS is the old A/Super Modified, limited carb(1) and heads, no tube frame. AM is the old A/Modified Production, multi-carbs, better heads, etc. See rules for limitations and weights, etc. Perhaps racers can chime in.

Bob Sherwood · 04-04-2021, 10:28 PM

The choice between AS amd AM is kind of dictated by your choice of body style. In AS the min weight is 3350# with a 5% deduct for auto trans so min is 3180# need a bigger car engine size would be 394ci [3350@ 8.5# per ci ] single 4150 style 850 carb AM is 2650# min @ 7.5 # per ci so around 375 ci with any size dual carbs this works with the smaller cars ( Cobalt, Cavalier, Sunfire, or ??? dont be afraid to ask alot of questions first , It will be a challenge !!! good luck Bob

04-04-2021, 10:28 PM	#2
Bob Sherwood Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 153 Likes: 70 Liked 388 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Can anyone educate me on differences in SS/AS and SS/AM The choice between AS amd AM is kind of dictated by your choice of body style. In AS the min weight is 3350# with a 5% deduct for auto trans so min is 3180# need a bigger car engine size would be 394ci [3350@ 8.5# per ci ] single 4150 style 850 carb AM is 2650# min @ 7.5 # per ci so around 375 ci with any size dual carbs this works with the smaller cars ( Cobalt, Cavalier, Sunfire, or ??? dont be afraid to ask alot of questions first , It will be a challenge !!! good luck Bob