DeTomaso Mailing List: February 1997, Message #117
     



From: ingate@shiseis.com (Shane F. Ingate)

Subject: 351C & sidefraft Webers

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 97 13:47:25 PST



All,

Anyone remember the 4x45 DCOE sidedraft Webers in an old

Gary Hall catalog; they had really long runners (presumably good for

mid-range) and would fit under the deck lid without cutting it up

(unlike the 4x48 IDAs which require a hold cut in the deck)?



I've seen such a set up on pictures (from the late 60's) of

the Grand Sport Corvettes, so they must work.



I asked Gary if he still has them, but he said he lost interest

and feels that injection is the way to go.  He sold the prototype.



Anyone know what happened to Gary's prototype system?  I know

more about DCOEs than IDAs.  I'm interested in picking up the development

of the sidedraft system.



On a side note, the IDAs are surrounded by stories of

being potential fire hazards.  How can this be?  Porsches were

manufactured for years with triple-choke IDAs, and so too

several road-going V12 Ferraris and Lambos.  If the stories are true,

why dont Ps, Fs and Ls have a propensity for self imolation?



Shane Ingate in San Diego