[DeTomaso] How they made a Boss 302 fit in a Goose!

[Sean Korb]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:10 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> This begs the question... why?
>
> Why were those spacers installed?  Was it for clearance on the bottom
> end?  Was it for higher weight distribution?
>
> What would you speculate?
>

I was talking to an ex-Mangusta owner the other day, and he said during one
of his "adventures" in the '70s, he bottomed out at 130MPH.  His oil pan got
squashed a bit and started leaking.  Maybe it is a ground clearance issue?

sean

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