[DeTomaso] efi vs Weber respondents

[asajay at asajay.com]

My last build revs beautifully to 7,000 rpm...
... but tends to bend valves at that point (trust me on this, I know).

The specs are for a max RPM of 6,500.  I do not have a rev limiter  
built in, so I have to use my personal built in rev limiter, often  
call a "right foot" in order to keep the r's down.

I do -not- know how long the engine would -last- at that rpm (6,500)  
though, so I'm not claiming to have the greatest build ever, but it  
does got that high.

Asa Jay

Quoting Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>:

> I, too, would be interested in hearing Chuck's magic recipe because it
> sounds like he's onto something!
>
> My two cents is that my engine will happily rev to 6500 rpm when the
> rev-limiter kicks in. It's a compltely different engine to any other I've
> had (5 different Clevelands in two different Panteras). I followed Dan
> Jones' recipe to the letter, and am unsure whether it is the intake (Weiand
> Xcelerator), the cam with its solid lifters (Compcams 282S) or what.
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Dave Londry
> Enviado el: viernes, 31 de octubre de 2008 19:40
> Para: cengles at cox.net
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] efi vs Weber respondents
>
> Very nice Chuck.
> What mods allow the 6500 rpm?
> dave
>
> cengles at cox.net wrote:
>> Dear Will,
>>
>> You wrote:
>>
>>
>> "I don't even think it would look cool. The Holley TBI looks like an EFI
> smog contraption typical of the EFI's available in the early 80's. Holleys
> look great. Carters look great. The Holley TBI doesn't look bad, but it
> isn't a carburetor, and it isn't an elegant looking EFI. It just looks like
> a wad of crap. It may run great, though. '
>>
>> "If I did the Holley injection, I'd make sure it was covered with a nice
> looking air filter. Then, who cares what it looks like?"
>>
>> Egad. You have a gift for succinct commentary! I like it.
>>
>> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>>
>> PS: I have thought about the Holley EFI after Paul Rimov's comments about
> EFI and Clevelands. I will equal thought to a functional and stylish air
> filter to cover it up should I ever take the plunge.
>> PSS: Newest engine just freshly dynoed with a boring ol' Holley 4150 carb
> tweaked by Chuck Nuytten Carbs in Texas with iron heads, hydraulic cam and
> pump gas 483 HP at 6500 rpm and 436 ft-lbs of torque at 5800 rpm with a nice
> torque curve. I am thrilled. Do I really need EFI? I am not sure.........
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