[DeTomaso] Fw: 3RD & FINAL DYNO PULL

Will Demelo wdemelo at cogeco.ca
Fri May 9 13:50:55 EDT 2008


Big numbers, Dog!
How fat is your cam? You're still at 377ci, correct?
Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
To: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
Cc: <miketrusty at msn.com>; <falconsimage at msn.com>; 
<ddrenske at murraycompany.com>; <larrys at panteraparts.com>; 
<detomaso at realbig.com>; <musclebyrussell at hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 3RD & FINAL DYNO PULL


> Congrats Dawg!
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> Did you ever dyno it before installing it in the car?
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> It would be interesting to know how much you lose through the trans.
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> My cousins new alloy SBC engine made 557 HP at the crank before going
> into his Pantera.
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> Unfortunately I don't have the rpm and tq numbers.
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> His engine was run with standard headers on the dyno as the new 180
> degree exhaust could not be installed with the engine on the dyno.
> His engine is carburetted and it will be interesting to see how
> streetable it is.
>
> Cheers,
> Thomas
>
> Mad Dog Antenucci skrev:
>> 472.2 RWHP @ 6250  - 411RWTQ @ 5,100 RPM. . .
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>>   Across the entire RPM range on HP/TQ we made more power at every RPM 
>> level with essentially the same street engine built as built 2 years ago. 
>> On WOT the new Centerforce clutch could not keep up.  The only 
>> significant change or improvement to Russ Fulps (Russ Fulps Race 
>> Engines/BL Machine in Anaheim)  engine (which specs are on my web site) 
>> was adding Mike Trusty's IR-EFI system. Mike's system uses Kelly's new 
>> custom IR-EFI intake. Only thing we didn't do and should have done was to 
>> run dyno with filter
> s in place to see how much HP we are losing.
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>>   Here's how the final dyno numbers 472.2 RWHP @ 6,250 work out compared 
>> to 2006 where we were running the same build but with the port matched 
>> Rosch intake and 830cfm Holly.
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>>   In 2006 running on street gas our best dyno pull was 445.3 RWHP @ 6,300 
>> and 391.1 RWTQ @ 5,100 RPM. We got higher with more carburator but it 
>> wasn't streetable and that is the major non-power issue with the 
>> EFI....drivability, idle etc are all improved.
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>>   Bad news is I need more clutch. Its new Centerforce replacement but its 
>> still  slipping under WOT! yea, I know I sang the praises of Centerforce 
>> before. It should be okay for NORC orr next week but we're replacing it 
>> after the NORC.
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>>   These are big HP numbers for a street motor. Thanks again go to Russ 
>> Fulps, Dick Drenske, Mike Trusty, Kelly Cofield, Harv's Performance 
>> Center and the rest of the team and our sponsors (Bob Benson, Precision 
>> Pro-Formance and Pantera Parts Connection) for their support.
>>
>>   Good Times
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>> Mad Dawg Antenucci
>> Team Pantera Racing
>>   The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
>> www.teampanteraracing.com
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