[DeTomaso] Holley Strip vs Street dominator question

[Will Kooiman]

It made a difference for me.  I tried adjusting the floats up and down.  No
matter what I did, it stalled under hard braking.  I even watched it with
the air filter removed.  When I hit the brakes hard, gas came rushing out
the boosters.  I don't remember if it was the back or front.  Then I tried
the angle spacer to get the carb level.  Problem solved.  I could stand on
the brakes w/out it stalling.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Tomas Gunnarsson
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:27 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Holley Strip vs Street dominator question

I measured my engine in the car and found it reasonably level. I used the
front and rear intake contact surfaces as reference points. With the intake
installed there was approximately 10 mm of difference in height over the
length of the carb flange so I had it milled parallel to the surfaces
mentioned above. This made no difference at all with regard to stalling
during hard braking. I can't accelerate at 1 g for extended periods of time
but I can brake at close to 1 g. :-)

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tony DiGiovanna" <tonydigi at optonline.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Holley Strip vs Street dominator question


> Is 7 degrees really a source of problems?
> How about the 45 degree angle induced by my acclerating from 0 to 150?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:29 PM
> To: doug at silicondesigns.com; tborcich at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Holley Strip vs Street dominator question
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/26/09 9:22:16 AM, doug at silicondesigns.com writes:
> 
>> www.bluethunderauto.com/id24.html
>> Note that they have a Pantera specific manifold listed.
>>
> This is important since unlike most other cars, the Pantera's engine is
> installed with the block horizontal, not tilted. So a Mustang or Fairlane
> intake
> often tips the carb   7 degrees off horizontal and causes float-height
> problems.
>  FWIW- J Deryke
> 
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