what happened to Jeff Lee

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by Patric Fox

Maybe NHRA should remove other erroneous parts too Ed

I totally agree with that statement. On the other hand, AMC group 19 parts should not be legal nor should anything else that was not available on the showroom floor be legal in stock other than replacement parts that are NHRA approved and do not significantly improve performance. That should not include bigger carbs, "police specials" and some of the other stretches of the rules that have managed to sneak thru over the years.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

[Tom keedle]

well, guys, NHRA approved the carb, intake and cam....we go buy 'em and then NHRA or somebody bitches about it and then they get un-approved.

I'm happy as **** because I cannot find the correct carb for my 290,cool, I can quit looking, right?

nope,roughly 1500 bucks down the drain for me.
MY issue with Jeff is he said I was the one that "threw him under the bus" (his words)

news flash, I'm in the same boat, why the hell would I do that?

I could live with the cam and intake getting pulled but why were they approved in the 1st place?


oh well, i'll just run in the local stick class for now

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Tom keedle

well, guys, NHRA approved the carb, intake and cam....we go buy 'em and then NHRA or somebody bitches about it and then they get un-approved.

I'm happy as **** because I cannot find the correct carb for my 290,cool, I can quit looking, right?

nope,roughly 1500 bucks down the drain for me.
MY issue with Jeff is he said I was the one that "threw him under the bus" (his words)

news flash, I'm in the same boat, why the hell would I do that?

I could live with the cam and intake getting pulled but why were they approved in the 1st place?


oh well, i'll just run in the local stick class for now

Tom, that stuff was approved under let's say 'fuzzy" math.NHRA didn't do their homework on it,like many other decisions they've made.

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Tom, that stuff was approved under let's say 'fuzzy" math.NHRA didn't do their homework on it,like many other decisions they've made.

maybe, but it wasn't anybody's fault but NHRA"s if ya ask me...I was just trying to play by THEIR rules.

fwiw, I don't blame J.L.....anyway, yeah, he's on one or 2 amc sites I go to, can't remember his "handle" though....superstockamx maybe?


Jeff Lee is SuperStockAMX on www.amccars.net

[SStockDart]

Jeff can defend himself.....He entered his AMX as a SS/H in Phoenix and ran under the index. Even though he lost in the first round.....I would say that his car is strong.....If your want to pick on Jeff.....then pick on everyone else that seeks every legal advantage they can get.....including me.

[Eric Pearson AMX]

Ed, it was not from the factory it was a factory replacement part which is legal for everyone else but AMC. I'm just saying that everything should be even with everyone.

Eric Pearson

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Eric Pearson AMX

Ed, it was not from the factory it was a factory replacement part which is legal for everyone else but AMC. I'm just saying that everything should be even with everyone.

Eric Pearson

Eric, the parts approved were Group 19 out of the catalog.That's not the same as what a car came from the factory with. I've been around AMCs since 1973 and the only cars I've seen that came from the factory for sale to the public were the 53 SS cars and as we all know the disclaimer said not for use on public highways.
I have never seen an street legal unaltered AMC car with a Holley 4 bbl.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by jmantle

I totally agree with that statement. On the other hand, AMC group 19 parts should not be legal nor should anything else that was not available on the showroom floor be legal in stock other than replacement parts that are NHRA approved and do not significantly improve performance. That should not include bigger carbs, "police specials" and some of the other stretches of the rules that have managed to sneak thru over the years.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

So Jim,

What is so different with AMC's that can't have parts that were approved under the same guidelines as other makes?
Not to rehash the same B.S. again; nevertheless, I have seen the documentation sent by Chrysler to NHRA making the parts legal for use. It is the same process used by other OEM's to have parts approved such as the 2 x 4 barrel Shelby's, the higher lift cams, Chevy 283 with a 327 intake, etc...

Again, please edify me why AMC's are different and why the same rules don't apply?

[1320racer]

jeff who?

[Gordie Kissner]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

jeff who?

And you are?? Speaking of needing banned...again