[DeTomaso] Best stroker kit for a Cleveland

[Garth Rodericks]

Just confirmed that my Blue Thunder intake is the standard Mustang version, which is appropriate since the engine currently in the Pantera is the engine for my Mach 1 (you may recall that my 383 stroker Cleveland swallowed the air cleaner stud and cracked the #8 cylinder, so it's being sleeved and rebuilt again). Anyway, the rear of the carb mounting pad sits quite a bit higher than the front (almost 1/2" by my guess sticking a finger under there).Cheers!
Garth


      From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
 To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com> 
Cc: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at poca.com>
 Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 2:05 PM
 Subject: Re: Best stroker kit for a Cleveland
   
I believe I have the standard Mustang version of the Blue Thunder (angled carb pad).  I'll double check tonight.  Also, I believe I have an earlier engine screen (it's all screen and slopes down at the window.
The air filter is a Hall drop base air filter with the cast aluminum "Pantera" script lid.  I did try a stamped lid as well without success.
Cheers!
Garth


      From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
 To: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> 
Cc: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at poca.com>
 Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 12:40 PM
 Subject: Re: Best stroker kit for a Cleveland
  
Garth,
WHICH Blue Thunder intake do you have? The standard Mustang version or the Pantera version?
I had to change to a different air cleaner to get it to fit under my screen when I put new rubber engine mount donuts in. With the old ones my existing Hall/K&N fit fine. I had to get a different, thinner lid with the new mounts as it raised the engine a tiny bit....
Mike

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On Jan 15, 2016, at 10:57, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:


Uh, no it DOES NOT.  
I have a Blue Thunder intake on my Pantera at the moment with a Holley 670 Avenger carb and NO carb spacer, and the drop base air cleaner does NOT fit under the stock screen.
Cheers!Garth

--- Original Message ---Dan,

Excellent write up, but you forgot that of the intakes tested the blue thunder was among the best, and it DOES fit under the stock screen....

Mike

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   Just confirmed that my Blue Thunder intake is the standard Mustang
   version, which is appropriate since the engine currently in the Pantera
   is the engine for my Mach 1 (you may recall that my 383 stroker
   Cleveland swallowed the air cleaner stud and cracked the #8 cylinder,
   so it's being sleeved and rebuilt again). Anyway, the rear of the carb
   mounting pad sits quite a bit higher than the front (almost 1/2" by my
   guess sticking a finger under there).
   Cheers!
   Garth
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   From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
   To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
   Cc: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 2:05 PM
   Subject: Re: Best stroker kit for a Cleveland
   I believe I have the standard Mustang version of the Blue Thunder
   (angled carb pad).  I'll double check tonight.  Also, I believe I have
   an earlier engine screen (it's all screen and slopes down at the
   window.
   The air filter is a Hall drop base air filter with the cast aluminum
   "Pantera" script lid.  I did try a stamped lid as well without success.
   Cheers!
   Garth
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
   To: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
   Cc: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 12:40 PM
   Subject: Re: Best stroker kit for a Cleveland
   Garth,
   WHICH Blue Thunder intake do you have? The standard Mustang version or
   the Pantera version?
   I had to change to a different air cleaner to get it to fit under my
   screen when I put new rubber engine mount donuts in. With the old ones
   my existing Hall/K&N fit fine. I had to get a different, thinner lid
   with the new mounts as it raised the engine a tiny bit....
   Mike
   Sent from my iPhone
   On Jan 15, 2016, at 10:57, Garth Rodericks
   <[1]garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:

   Uh, no it DOES NOT.
   I have a Blue Thunder intake on my Pantera at the moment with a Holley
   670 Avenger carb and NO carb spacer, and the drop base air cleaner does
   NOT fit under the stock screen.
   Cheers!
   Garth
   --- Original Message ---
Dan,

Excellent write up, but you forgot that of the intakes tested the blue thunder w
as among the best, and it DOES fit under the stock screen....

Mike

Sent from my iPad

References

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