[DeTomaso] Which intake to use...

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/25/12 17 05 14, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> That's an interesting point Mike.  Yes, the one I have has a 
> pronounced "tilt" to it.  I had thought of using a simple wedge plate 
> to level it out instead of having it milled.  Interesting you got it 
> all to fit under the stock screen.  My present setup, just with the 
> Holley and a drop air cleaner from K&N, the screen fits tight.
> 
> The Blue Thunder intake is quite a bit taller, so I don't think it 
> would fit.  Just how much did they mill off yours?
> 

Chris Difani milled it so that the back was the same height as the front.   
He basically milled the wedge out of it.

I have a drop base air cleaner and a K&N filter.   Curiously, fitting new 
engine mounts raised the engine just enough so that it no longer cleared the 
screen--I had to buy a new air cleaner assembly with a low-profile lid, then 
just use the lid with my existing drop base and air cleaner.

I remember now that when I had the intake milled, it actually went a bit 
too far.   The secondary accelerator pump arm bottomed out on the top of the 
intake runner.   I had to fit an insulating spacer, perhaps 1/8 inch thick, 
to space the carb upwards just slightly to enable the accelerator pump to 
work.

Here's a photo of the finished installation:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=36426

Mike