DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #85
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All, I am considering an alternate motor for my Pantera in the future. I am toying with the possibility of a monster 351W stroker motor. (Yeah, I know, we already went through this once or twice, maybe thrice, and why not stroke the cleveland, etc, etc) However I am worried about getting the needed brackets, etc, to make the swap. Do you know which vendor might be the best to get this stuff from? Both price wise and availability? Also any non-regular venue Pantera vendor? Home Pantera parts engineer, like Ted Mitchell or Dave Doddeck, Jack DeRyke, etc, etc?? Also don't want to have to re-engineer the part to make it work on the car. I am also considering the same for a Mustang project. Already have the basic motor in the car ('70 Mustang), non-stroked version currently, but might do the stoker thing in the future for the Mustang as well. I also need the brackets, pulleys, and dampner for this car. (Yeah and I already looked in the junkyards between Ramona to Otay Mesa, AKA San Diego county for the last two months with no luck whatsoever. Seems the hot ticket for the Mustang crowd right now is the stroker Windsor. They scavenge the junk yards faster than a sneeze.....Also called PAW and Summit Racing and they want way more than the brackets, etc are worth, yatta, yatta, yatta.....) Actually I am a cheapskate by nature and can't see paying a fortune for some kinds of items, especially like brackets, pulleys, etc, unless I absolutely have to. Why I will even go so far as to wait for long periods of time to try and find a better (read cheaper) way. So any CHEAP alternative is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dan in San Diego. ps: I got a few "Mano a Mano" E Mail chastizations over my seemingly cavalier attitude on Free food, beer, macaroons and wet swimsuits remarks earlier in response to someones post on how to improve Pantera meeting attendance. COME ON PEOPLE, LIGHTEN UP! I WAS ONLY JOKING!!! You people have become way too serious. I really don't think that anyone actually intends to offend anyone else when sending a note to the net. Remember, its a lot like TV. If you don't like it, turn it off, delete it, close your eyes, it might actually go away! Better yet, take if for what it really is, a bunch of people sitting around and bench-racing, chatting, BS'ing, etc, by E mail...I might have to bail out if this perverse totally serious only to the letter of the law make no bones and stick to the socially correct subject at hand nature continues too long.........Phwew! Now I can breath...... Later. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: To pump or not to pump, is size really important?????? Author: "Ted A. Mitchell" <tmitch@gte.net> at ccmail Date: 11/3/97 11:54 AM I've said it before, but since it came back, THE best carburetor IMHO is the Ford/Holley 735 cfm that came on the early (68, 69 I think) 390 and 428 engines. This is a vacuum secondary and usually requires no jetting changes. Ted (Vader) Mitchell http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/pe.htm http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/chpie.htm http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/index.htm ---------- > From: DZYNRDUO <DZYNRDUO@aol.com> > To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com> > Subject: To pump or not to pump, is size really important?????? > Date: Sunday, November 02, 1997 7:56 AM > > Your opinions please, > > I was wondering what you guys thought is the better choice > for high-performance street use, a Holley with vacuum secondaries, > or a Holley double-pumper with mechanical secondaries? > What are the pros and cons of each? > Which gives better throttle response? > What's the best size for a mostly-stock 351c? > I know I could call Holley, but I'd rather hear some personal > experience. Input would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bryan > Carburetors SUCK!!!!:-)