[DeTomaso] Carb question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Chris, I would check with a carb specialist such as Bob at Competition 
Carburetion -<www.competitioncarburetion.com> that builds Holleys specifically 
for Panteras with something in the order of 16 different changes from 
box-stock- not just jetting changes, either! Installed on our Pantera, power went 
up noticably while fuel mileage ALSO went up by 2mpg. Bob builds all the 
Pantera carbs for Larry Stock and a couple of other vendors. He has bailed out 
some Reno area car guys with carb problems, too.

A 408 stroker should have enough torque in hand at idle to withstand the 
load of an A/C compressor switching off/on without slowing to the dying point, 
which sort-of points to a too-lean idle mixture. But diagnosing a carb by 
e-mail is difficult-to-impossible. Bob will probably want you to send him 
your carb and if you do you will be astounded by the difference.   Good luck- J 
Deryke