[DeTomaso] WTB: Ford C9OX-D 302 Intake for Goose or F4BEdelbrock

Daniel C Jones daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 1 12:09:20 EST 2009


That was supposed to be the better of the two intakes.

Dan Jones

On 1/1/09, Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Mine had the twisted base.
>
> There are lots of stories with that car.  I completely used it up.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Daniel C Jones
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:47 AM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] WTB: Ford C9OX-D 302 Intake for Goose or
> F4BEdelbrock
>
> > What really surprises me are the comments about the Torker 289.
>
> Was yours the twisted carb pad version or the later Torker II?
>
> > I had a 302 in a 68 Mustang with a Torker, Holley, headers, and a medium
> > sized solid cam.  The rest was 100% stock.  It had a toploader, but only
> > 2.80 gears.  It was very fast - at least low 13's.  It was dead under 2500
> > rpms, but after that it pulled like crazy.
>
> Single plane intakes tend to be more sensitive to engine combination and
> tuning (carb spacers, etc.) than dual planes.  I know some people that
> have had good luck with the Torker 289.  It may be that the Torker 289
> is one of those intakes that works well on certain combinations.  Or it
> may be that Alex was comparing it to the better single plane intakes like
> the Victor Jr.
>
> Dan Jones
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