[DeTomaso] New engine
richard boschert
theemonkey at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 8 19:11:35 EST 2014
Robert,
The exhaust is ceramic coated.
Yes i can take the valve covers off with the headers in place.
Ron McCall's email is, rfmccall at comcast.net
Happy to help,Richard
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On Sun, 12/7/14, Robert Stroj <npdrs at maui.net> wrote:
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] New engine
To: "'richard boschert'" <theemonkey at yahoo.com>
Cc: "'detomaso mail list'" <detomaso at poca.com>
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2014, 1:16 PM
Hi Richard,
thanks a lot, your system
looks really nice!
Is it stainless or
ceramic coated?
Is it possible to take the
valve covers off and adjust the valves without
taking headers off; this is important for me as
i run solid lifters?
Would
you please maybe have contact for Ron; would like to see if
he has or
can make a system for my
application?
Thanks a
lot,
Robert
-----Original Message-----
From: richard boschert [mailto:theemonkey at yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 6:49
PM
To: Robert Stroj
Cc:
'detomaso mail list'
Subject: RE:
[DeTomaso] New engine
Robert,I have the Precision Proformance
180's.
My engine is a
408 Windsor. 9.5 deck height,AFR 185
heads,stock port
location.
Both Hall Pantera and
Precision Proformance have 180 headers for Yates
heads,but Halls exit in the corners so you can
leave the air conditioning
condenser in
place.I do not like the Hall corner exit as it sounds like
a
truck versus the the two exhaust pipes
exiting together in the center sounds
like
a wild V12.
Link to short
video clip of mine,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXl5tdQqZLA&list=UUtdJuds1sRZCb1aKkPsb-Pg
Attached are a few pics to
show roughly how they fit in the engine
bay.Ignore the dusty engine bay,i have not
cleaned it since Laguna Seca.
Everything i have seen that Ron Mcall does has
been great,so if he is
offering 180's
that fit your heads, get his if you are able.
Richard
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On Fri, 12/5/14, Robert Stroj <npdrs at maui.net>
wrote:
Subject: RE:
[DeTomaso] New engine
To:
"'richard boschert'" <theemonkey at yahoo.com>
Cc: "'detomaso mail list'"
<detomaso at poca.com>
Date: Friday, December 5, 2014, 3:57 PM
Hi Richard,
could you please let me know
what 180 exhaust did you install?
What
engine (deck height) and
heads combination do you have?
A photo
would be great!
If I find
a 180 system that bolts straight to my 9.2 deck with Yates
C3
heads I might consider going that
route.
Thanks, Robert
-----Original
Message-----
From: richard boschert
[mailto:theemonkey at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 04,
2014 1:57
PM
To: detomaso
mail list
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New
engine
"Rich
Boschert had
ANSA-sized Flowmaster
mufflers, but they were brutally loud--they almost
seemed like amplifiers rather than
mufflers! And they looked terrible
too."
Hey,i
do not think they were ugly
,(attached a pic if it goes thru),but yes
they were LOUD : )
The Ansa mufflers and tips are
by far the best looking muffler,but have
horrible flow.
I had
Cherry Bomb Extreme mufflers with non baffled
tips.Essentially the
are a hollow can
with one angled metal plate .They flowed well,and had a
deep exhaust note.Less drone at low rpm
than the stock Ansa's as well.The
problem with the stock Pantera muffler
location is you have to use a short
length muffler,which makes it difficult to
have decent exhaust flow and
sound
canceling ability.Also a more powerful engine will be
louder than a
stock engine with the same
mufflers.
">Other
option, should I replace
everything with
180 degree system; how > much > power is it
really
worth?
>
>>>What you get
is
style and a different sound. You'll never notice
a performance
difference, and you will
pick up weight plus enormous complexity and
hamper maintenance access."
On my car, i just
installed
180's with 4 inch Magnaflow
mufflers,and it made a significant increase in
power over my already decent flowing loud
exhaust.In fact the car revs so
quick i am
seriously thinking of changing my final drive gear ratio
to
3.73, when i change the 5th gear in the
ZF.
With the 180 exhaust
you have a lot more options on mufflers that can
reduce noise but still have good
flow,because you are no longer as
limited
by muffler body length.You lose your trunk storage,but
is it
something you really need?If you
drop the battery in the front you can
gain
some more storage up front.I started to convert a
trunk that was in
really bad shape to go
around my 180's,but it has been on the back burner
since i have been able to get by without it
so far.
By the
way,the
180's sound GLORIOUS!
Richard
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