[DeTomaso] non pantera ford help

[bill gaino]

You have to let air in and out. If your choking it through the carb or exaust, it will only rev so much. The old saying goes.. "if you can make it breath, you can make it RUN!"
-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Kovacs <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Oct 8, 2007 10:51 AM
>To: "Adin, David" <DavidAdin at mercydurango.org>, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] non pantera ford help
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>A 302 will indeed pull more than 5300. With a turbo or supercharger, it will keep pulling stronger until the head gaskets "pop".
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>Peter Kovacs
>Property Equity & Mortgage Mgmt
>209 345-6708 
>209 523-4919 fx
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>----- Original Message ----
>From: "Adin, David" <DavidAdin at mercydurango.org>
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Sent: Monday, October 8, 2007 6:38:17 AM
>Subject: [DeTomaso] non pantera ford help
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>Any reason why a 302 won't pull more than 5300rpm???  (its an age thing
>- seems like there is an electrical misconnection that might limit rpm?)
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>Any help appeciated.
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>Thanks,
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>Ok, my motor is a DSS racing short block. Has 4.030 turbo forged 
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>pistons, 8.5 to 1 comp, perfect seal rings, 3.00 stroke. AFR 205 cc 
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>heads (314 cfm intake and 268 or so ex), 1.6 inch dia inconel ex valves,
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>2.08 SS intake valves, beehive valve springs, procomp roller rockers, 
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>roller hyd lifters, Ford F303 cam, 0.512 intake/ex lift at valve,  
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>torker 2 single plane manifold with efi bungs, 95mm throttle body, twin 
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>T3 turbos, with external waste gates, 60 #/hr injectors, 90 mm Mass air 
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>flow meter, Mian girdle and windage tray. Ford EEC computer system with 
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>tuner plug in. Shorty headers leading to turbos. MSD 6A spark box. A8C 
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>fuel. Car weighs 2500 pounds. Drag coefficient is around 0.38. Frontal 
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>area is about 14 sq ft. Tires are Bonneville LSR at 28.5 inches tall. 
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>Rear gear is 2.50. Trans is AOD.  There is no sign of valve sloat, or 
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>rev limiting like killing spark or fuel randomly. Runs like a banshee 
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>righ up to where it wont go higher.
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