[DeTomaso] R.S. Thermo & restrictor plate ??

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

ROFLMAO
On Jul 1, 2011 5:56 PM, "doug351c" <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
> I hate to admit it but you're right Michael ! I leaned on her pretty hard
> for 5 years until she developed a rod knock due to many autocrosses and no
> road-race type oil pan. But she's never been bored and I'm not admitting
to
> anything else.
>
> Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 2:05 PM
> To: doug351c at gmail.com
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com; SOBill at aol.com; B Hower
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] R.S. Thermo & restrictor plate ??
>
>
> you say that...but i bet somebody drove it to their prom at least once.
>
> On Jul 1, 2011 4:56 PM, "doug351c" <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On my original, unmolested 351C block the brass bypass plate's top
> surface
> > measures 1.04 inches from the block's T-stat seat.
> >
> > Doug Braun
> > blue 73L #5505
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> > [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of B Hower
> > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:31 PM
> > To: SOBill at aol.com
> > Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] R.S. Thermo & restrictor plate ??
> >
> >
> > Thanks some more Bill,
> > Bud #3400
> >
> > --- On Thu, 6/30/11, SOBill at aol.com <SOBill at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: SOBill at aol.com <SOBill at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] R.S. Thermo & restrictor plate ??
> > To: b.hower3400 at yahoo.com
> > Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 3:54 PM
> >
> > Bud,
> >
> > The bypass plate has a 0.75 inch diameter hole with an area of 0.442 sq
> in.
> >
> > The foot of the thermostat has a 0.66 inch diameter with an area of
> 0.342 sq
> > in.
> >
> > The foot of the thermostat can block only 77.4% (0.342 x 100/0.442) of
> the
> > bypass plate hole if it is perfectly (unlikely) positioned vertically in
> the
> > bypass plate hole.
> >
> > This means that 22.6% of the water volume which bypasses when the
> thermostat
> > is closed can still bypass when the thermostat is open.
> >
> > Have fun today,
> >
> > sobill at aol.com