[DeTomaso] Fw: Stacks

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/15/08 5:32:37 PM, wdemelo at cogeco.ca writes:

> What happened to Steve's air cleaner element? Did he have the button type 
> little cover on the top of the stack?
> 
No; VERY long story, reprinted in the July POCA News. The gist is, the 
Mangusta rides so low to the ground that the car acts like a vacuum cleaner and 
filth is sucked up right about where the carb is. He was getting around 3000 road 
miles from an open element air cleaner before it plugged solid. This was the 
source of his problem coming back from 'Vegas- a year old element was so 
plugged, the engine wouldn't run above 3000 rpms. The stock Mangusta closed element 
air cleaner sucks from 2 feet behind the engine and we suspect the reason is, 
DeTomaso knew about this vacuum-cleaner effect. I also suspect the same sort 
of thing   with '71-'72 Panteras, which had a closed element air cleaner that 
sucked from back around #8 cylinder-well out of the normal air flow. Sometimes, 
a hot-rod air cleaner buys you nothing but trouble down the road. FWIW- J 
Deryke


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