[DeTomaso] Air-Gap

[Campolieto Marc]

I have an Edelbrock RPM Air Gap on the 408W in my P car. I love the intake but can also jump on board to verify that it will not fit under the engine screen.

--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air-Gap
> To: "Paul Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>, detomaso at realbig.com, "Brent Stewart" <bjbstewart at yahoo.com>
> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 9:52 AM
> Brent,
>  
> FWIW, you have an Edelbrock Performer manifold, not a
> Performer RPM Air Gap. They are different; the Air Gap is a
> taller manifold with longer runners and an "air
> gap" under the runners. I think the Edelbrock website
> has technical specs, including dimensions, for the manifold.
> Should be easy for folks to see how much higher it is than
> the standard Performer.  I'd look it up for you all,
> but I'm swamped at work at the moment.
>  
> Cheers!
> Garth
> 
> --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Brent Stewart
> <bjbstewart at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Brent Stewart <bjbstewart at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air-Gap
> To: garth_rodericks at yahoo.com, "Paul Rimov"
> <rimov at charter.net>, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 8:04 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Why would we want to hide that under a screen!?!  If your
> spending the money, show it off!!   I'm particularly
> pleased with how the previous owner of my Pantera did this
> mod:
> 
> http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e298/bjbstewart/Pantera/?action=view&current=100_1502.jpg
> 
> or
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/5jonxn
> 
> brent
> 4328
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> To: Paul Rimov <rimov at charter.net>;
> detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Friday, September 5, 2008 7:41:27 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Air-Gap
> 
> <<< does it fit under the engine screen?
> >>>
>  
> I was thinking of using a Performer RPM air gap intake
> manifold on my engine build, but 
> Dan Jones (all around 351C engine guru) informed me that
> it would NOT fit under the 
> engine screen. 
> 
> 
> 
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