[DeTomaso] Questions on 4v heads

[Bill Lewis]

Dude, what's up with picture #87?
Congrats on the award!!!





> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:51:05 -0400
> From: rob at dumoulins.net
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Questions on 4v heads
> 
> #1488, has 4v heads and, to my knowledge, has never been rebuilt.  She blows
> a minimum amount of oil smoke on some starts.  On the dyno 9 months ago with
> stock exhaust, an MSD ignition, and an edelbrock manifold and 650 CFM carb,
> she put out 237 HP at the rear wheels.  I have since replaced
> headers/exhaust and added port plates.  The car runs OK, but not nearly what
> I think it should do.  I have intake port stuffers that I have not put on
> yet.  As long as the engine is running OK, I'll be investing my time and
> money in other aspects of the restoration, but I would love to get all the
> HP I can while I can.
> 
> I ran into the guy that did the dyno and tuning 9 months ago, Tony Gonyon in
> Orange Park FL, at a car show last night.  #1488 won the club choice award.
> 
> http://www.claycountycruzers.com/index.php?option=com_morfeoshow&task=view&gallery=79&Itemid=130
> 
> That's me getting the award in pic 138 and #1488 is on pic 93.
> 
> Tony stated that I would be better off with 2V heads and a different
> manifold so I could get better port velocity. He stated I might be able to
> get an other 100 HP with the right heads/intake/carb setup.
> 
> Any of you ever heard of Tony?
> Do you guys agree with what he said?
> Can I get notable improvement installing the port stuffers?
> How much more performance can I get from the tired old engine before I
> invest in a rebuild?
> 
> -- 
> Rob
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