DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2000, Message #26

> All,
>     inside information!........
> The manifolds that you are refferring to, and that are advertised on the
> PI
> bulletin board, are in fact a low quality 'knock off' of those that are
> advertised by PI.
> 
Interesting.  Do you happen to know the name of the manufacturer in
Australia?  
Do we have an Aussies on the list?  I'd like to get independent verification
of 
this.  I know Terry's intakes appeared about one year ago.  When were these 
introduced?  

> They actually copied its external look but the ports are different (and no
> injector bosses) and the casting quality is not as good. Hence the lower
> price,
> a lot  lower in fact than PI's cost on the good unit. I am informed that
> they
> are not selling well in Australia and that is one reason why they are on
> the
> bulletin board here.
> 
>From the photos I have of Terry's intake, the castings look quite good.  
I suppose they could be hand finished though.
  
>     the PI manifold is available in 2v port size only, but obviously can
> be
> bolted on 4v heads.
> 
For the price, if I were running 4V heads and wanted a similar intake 
manifold, I'd look at an Edelbrock or SVO (Roush) high port or Yates 
intakes.  Nearly half the price.  A Victor AH-II can be had for $311 new.
  
>     The main benefit of this manifold is, it is the only true high
> performance
> intake designed for the 2v Aussie heads, which PI uses on their 500hp
> motor
> currently configured with an edelbrock performer.
> 
That one or Terry's.  

Dan Jones