[DeTomaso] Cold air inlet idea

[richard at richardgreenblum.com]

Tom told me the same thing.  He said that area of the car’s proportions and other design features were the most important.  Tom said what made the Pantera so special (compared to the Dino 246 contemporary for example) was the huge torquey V8.  He explained the gills were the leading edge of the haunches that communicated the power the Pantera possessed.

Richard
Austin, TX


> On Dec 4, 2019, at 16:12, audionut motonut <audionut at mediacombb.net> wrote:
> 
>   Rich--
>   To my knowledge, the only successful modification of a Pantera side
>   gill happened when the factory decided to cut the left one to
>   accommodate the relocated fuel filler neck/gas cap.
>   To my eyes, gill mods always make the Pantera look cheesy.  Tom Tjaarda
>   said he never understood why folks messed with them.
>   Are you building a track car?  If not, there are other ways to find the
>   hp increase you are looking for.
>   John
>   73L #5909
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: "Rich Hoppe" <richbhoppe at gmail.com>
>   To: "Detomaso" <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1:42:20 PM
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Cold air inlet idea
>   Just curious if anyone has tried to cut slots in the side grill then
>   slots
>   in body behind Grill then hole in inner panel to install a cold air
>   tube to
>   air cleaner.
>   I know kind of an out of the box idea but I don't think the slots in
>   the
>   Grill would affect the look of the car as much as the scoops.
>   Has anyone been successful cutting the side Grills without breaking
>   them?
>   thanks Rich
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