[DeTomaso] Fuel injection system and brakes question

davel at emspace.com davel at emspace.com
Tue Nov 3 15:37:36 EST 2015


   Dead-On Charles.

   Intake reversions cause the 'fire about every second time past a
   cylinder' lope,

   because the cylinders interact through the reversion cloud.

   Individual Runners eliminate the interaction.

   (And I love that lumpy bitchin'idle)

   dave

   -------- Original Message --------
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fuel injection system and brakes question
   From: Charles McCall <[1]charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   Date: Tue, November 03, 2015 2:14 pm
   To: "'Konrad Szwab'" <[2]kszwab at gmail.com>, "'DeTomaso Mail List'"
   <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
   ****From what I've read, there should be no difference in sound between
   a 4bbl fuel injection system and a 4bbl carb. The people who have
   commented that the lope was tamed have all installed IR injection
   systems. I have to wonder if a Weber would do the same? The conclusion
   that I took was that individual runner design reduces the lopinesss
   On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Stephen <[4]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:
   > I switched over to MSD so I could get good cold-start and smooth
   idle.
   > OK, engine has a moderate cam, so as smooth as I could get. I also
   wanted
   > the MSD computer to control the ignition timing. Except for the
   challenge
   > of getting good guidance on which cam designation to use in setting
   up the
   > MSD (use street - mild and large are really bad) the system performed
   as
   > advertised.
   >
   > Not exactly sure how an MSD 4 bbl (as in 4 butterflies) would change
   the
   > sound of the engine. Rather than get into a p'ing match, let's just
   say I
   > don't understand.
   >
   > Brakes - I went with Pantera Perf suppled Wildwood, and kept the
   original
   > rear brake calipers just for the e-brake service. Given I don't drive
   my
   > car at 99.99%, or at 70% either, I find the system very tractable and
   love
   > the brakes. Including the e-brake.
   >
   > Just my thought. If you want to talk some, give me a call.
   >
   > Stephen Nelson
   > 360-210-7295
   >
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [[5]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
   Konrad
   > Szwab
   > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 7:48 AM
   > To: DeTomaso Mail List <[6]detomaso at poca.com>
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] Fuel injection system and brakes question
   >
   > Now that I have a bit of time to try to resurrect my poor '73
   Pantera, I
   > would like to ask for recommendations/sources for the following:
   >
   > 1. Fuel injection system for a '73 Cleveland. Recommended model and
   > sources, pitfalls in installation. Is there a write up anywhere from
   > someone who did the conversion ?
   >
   > 2. Brake rebuild kit. Sources, pitfalls ?
   >
   > Thanks,
   >
   > Konrad
   >
   >
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