[DeTomaso] Exhaust port tongues

Tomas Gunnarsson guson at home.se
Fri Jun 19 05:25:17 EDT 2009


How does one make the intake manifold and header match the new reduced ports? By porting a 2V intake manifold? With an unaltered 4V intake manifold there will be a terrible "bump" against the port plate.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fredrik Gustavsson" <pantera at fastcat.se>
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <ehpantera at yahoo.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Exhaust port tongues


> Held by the header flange. 
> http://www.mpgheads.com/PortPlate/PortPlateDetail.htm
> 
> Fredrik
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> Can someone please tell me where I can get weld in exhaust port tongues 
> for a 351c 4V
> 
> These units do not normally weld in but are simply held by the header fange 
> and its bolts. The exhaust gasses are moving fast enough so a small joint 
> between the 'tongue' and the head is totally unnoticed by the flow. And of 
> course, they are unnecessary with all known aluminum heads. There are two 
> known types: one is cast bronze while the other is made from cut & welded 
> stainless plate. Both reportedly work. Lance NIst sells (or did sell) them;
> dunno 
> who else might. Call the Pantera vendors and inquire: these are 30-yr-old 
> tuning aids and there may be a useable set from a scrapped car. Good luck- J
> 
> Deryke
> 
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