[DeTomaso] Something other than tires - Twin Turbo Pantera on Ebay

[dave londry]

That sounds really nutzoid fun Kirby!
What I don't see though, is not breaking all that 4WD stuff.

dave

On 15/02/2014 3:23 PM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
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> Julian,
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> I ran a ’79 Bronco for years that had a ‘pull through’ turbo setup on it.
>
> It worked fine. To the point that a 396 Camaro was stunned when a 4WD 
> beat him in a street race.
> :-)
>
> Trouble is, 20 lbs of boost was hard on head gaskets. There was no 
> waste gate in those days.
> I limited boost with the exhaust system.
> I ended up selling it back in ‘96, but wish I still had it.
>
> FWIW,
> Kirby
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> On Feb 15, 2014, at 15:54, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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>> This great looking Pantera is on Ebay right now and I'm not much 
>> familiar with forced induction, but this is the first time I have 
>> seen a turbo setup with a carb on top and not pressurizing through 
>> the carb via a hat or enclosed carb?
>>
>> I have seen screw type superchargers with carb(s) atop and can see 
>> how they would maintain a suction seal through the carb, but I'm 
>> struggling to see how the turbo would do so?
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>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/121275003010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
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>> Julian
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