[DeTomaso] Which intake to use...

[Will Kooiman]

Is that one of those mods that allows you to change jets w/out removing the fuel bowls?

If so, how do you like it?

On Jun 25, 2012, at 7:19 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

> 
> 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
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