[DeTomaso] An engine-bay shot from Japan

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Wed May 12 19:03:33 EDT 2010


In a message dated 5/11/10 21 31 45, bjbstewart at yahoo.com writes:


> Bah, that's nuthin'  Got the beast running today with some Great PCNC 
> help!!  Watch out Reno, here we come!!
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NATXBUWNECQ
> 
> 

I'm not far behind you!   I was in St. Louis over the weekend, doing a 
big-time intake manifold shootout with Dan Jones, with my 408C as the test mule. 
  We tested 8-10 different intake manifolds throughout the day, and learned 
a lot, and had a lot of fun!

Here's a video of my engine in my configuration, wearing an extensively 
modified and ported Blue Thunder intake (which demonstrated a 15 hp increase 
across the board when compared back-to-back with a standard Blue Thunder 
intake).

This is a warm-up run from 4000 to 6000 rpm; the real testing was done from 
3000 to 6200 rpm.

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=20235

You'll need to right-click to download the 38 mb file to your hard drive, 
and then view it.

The engine should be going into a box and be on the way to me next week, 
just in time for a hurry-up tech session at my house to get it installed for 
the drive to Reno. :>)

Dan will provide a detailed writeup on the specs of the engine, and the 
results of the testing, later on.   I flew to LA on Monday and he followed me 
on Tuesday and together we toured the Scat manufacturing facility, which was 
quite interesting too!

Mike (back at home after three weeks on the road, wow there's a lot of 
boxes and mail here!)



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