[DeTomaso] Questions on 4v heads

[Rob Dumoulin]

I didn't even have to look at the car to know which one you meant.  I met
this guy two years ago at a car show.  Quite an enthusiast who built this
around an engine he got, a V-16 gasoline fire truck motor.  The steering
wheel is out of a fighter jet, complete with arm and fire buttons.  The guy
just has fun with it.

He won two awards yesterday.  One should have been for the meanest sounding
car.

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  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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