[DeTomaso] Cross over exhaust tube?

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Tom,

As Barry said that is Bob Woodhouse's Pantera. Bob campaigned that car to Nat'l finals level SCCA autocross competition repeatedly. I also saw him drive it at Hallett, a local road course, during a Shelby track event. He drove around *everything* except the 427 Cobras on the main straight, but he would pass them in the twisties.

I asked Bob about the crossover. He is a very forthright guy. He said that (a) the location that you see is the only place that they could even *fit* a crossover tube on a Pantera exhaust and (b) he couldn't tell that it had much effect on power and performance.

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles

PS: after reading your nickle plating comments, I will keep that in mind the next time the topic of plating comes up at the Pantera Research Institute




---- Tom Borcich <tborcich at msn.com> wrote:
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> Check this out....interesting.
> http://www.pim.net/42206RR30.jpg
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> I've not see a cross over tube on the exhaust of a Pantera...is there any benefit?
>
> Tom