[DeTomaso] Intake manifold tilt

[Ken Green]

Doug,
   
      Is the angle change small enough that the studs/bolts still line up OK?
   
  Ken

Doug Braun <doug at silicondesigns.com> wrote:
  Sean,

Keeping a flat carb mounting surface (so the carb seals) is more important
than the angle of the surface being spot on level. But if you're a stickler
for exactness, the carb surface is "level" when it's milled parallel to the
front and rear "s" shaped bottom areas of the manifold that seal against the
front and rear "S" shaped rails of the engine block valley. If you set the
manifold on a mill's table indexed to these "S" shaped surfaces, the
resulting milling will give you a level carb. Did mine this way and it
definitely solved the stalling on hard braking downhill problem I had.

Doug Braun
blue 73L #5505

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Sean Korb
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 6:16 AM
To: panteralist
Subject: [DeTomaso] Intake manifold tilt


My newly reborn Pantera has some carburetor issues. I think it's a little
tilted after I installed my injector bung festooned manifold. Does anyone
know how many degrees I should shave a carburetor spacer to get it level
again? It looks like about 5 degrees, and the angle finder has it somewhere
between 4 and 6 degrees, but I thought there might be an accepted angle for
Panteras.

Of course, I could work on getting the EFI working instead :)

--
Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65, '68 Mustangs, '68 Cougar, '78 R100/7, '59 Austin A35, '71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
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