DeTomaso Mailing List: June 99, Message #38

The webers on my Mangusta were a pain to get tuned correctly the first
time we did it (3 hours!) but since last summer they have run just fine
with very quick throttle response and geez they look and sound
fantastic. Of course this car is stored 6-7 months of the year here in
the upper midwest so it's less of a factor for me to worry about them
going to hell so soon. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Mel V. 8MA938.






Shane F. Ingate wrote:
> 
> Mike Drew wrote:
>         > If, on the other hand, you want to spend EVERY spare moment tinkering under
>         > the hood, peridocally putting out air filter fires, and NOT enjoying driving
>         > your car, then Webers are for you! :>)
> 
> Mikey,
> 
> You are so full of it, and like POCA's Ele Presidente says, I oughta
> come around and punch you out.  Maybe I oughta just send you
> membership reminders every month!
> 
> Webers are not rocket science.  The real problem is that the
> 48 IDAs are not well-suited to street use.  The short runners
> (ie means no low-end torque) and IDA design (the bad rap with
> gas fires) were really designed for track use.  Even Porsche
> geeks know this.  Getting them to work (and keep up with FI
> units) requires wild cams, thereby reducing road-warrior
> effectiveness even more.
> 
> But they can be made to work for the street, though probably offering
> little gain over Holley 4bbls (except you will gain throttle
> response over the slushy 750s).  Sure, 4x48s will cost a lot
> to implement, for marginal gain on the street, but they
> look awesome.  And I never heard of polished ZF cases or inlet
> manifolds as a must-have option for the go-faster boyz.
> 
> OK DeRyke, where are my cross-ram runners for 4x40 DCOEs!
> 
>         Shane