[DeTomaso] Carb question

Sat Aug 4 20:10:29 EDT 2012

Does it creep up faster, no matter where you set it?

Michael
On Aug 4, 2012 8:06 PM, "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:

>
> Thank for the tip--I may have a faster-than-desirable idle for the rest of
> car show season, and get in touch with him when it starts raining again...
> Sincerely,
> Chris
>
>
> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 18:44:13 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Carb question
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.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
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