[DeTomaso] An engine-bay shot from Japan

[Kirby Schrader]

So, wow!!!! That yellow thing will have some HP now!

On 12 May 2010, at 6:03 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

> 
> 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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