DeTomaso Mailing List: May 98, Message #210

> The original Ford carb works pretty well.  Until you start increasing
> compression and helping the motor to exhale better, changing the carb
> will not be much a gain.  I'd recommend putting the original carb on
the > Perfromer manifold, you will notice a difference with that.
>
> Anybody differ?

I do.  The Performer intake has a square bore carb pattern.  Most of
the stock Ford carbs are 4300D spread bores.  They won't mount up.
The stock 351C intakes flow well and, with a stock CJ cam, the low end
response is fine (so there's no need for the smaller Perfomer ports).
On the plus side, the Performer is it's aluminum so it's much
lighter and it fits under the stock screen. 

Later,
Dan Jones