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Received mine a few days ago!

I raise a cold one to you all, and wish I could have given more! (it's a Widmer Bros Hefe, mmmm beer)

Thanks for the input Tony. I've scoured the internet and found and saved all your carb tips I could find. Good stuff. I'm going to have to check those throttle shafts. I have this nagging suspicion my linkage isn't even opening the throttles fully. That's going to be a pain in the ass to check w/o a helper. I've got an idea in my head for a pitot/airfoil "manifold" much like I mentioned in my earlier post. I need to draw it up. I'll try to dig out the manual for the micro, as I seem to recall the Shortridge being accurate down to around an inch dia duct with the itty-bitty pitot tube. The only issue is, you need a decent pipe run to achieve laminar flow that is repeatable. A nice rule of thumb is three diameters before your measuring station. I'm not sure I can fit that between my carb inlet and strut tower. I might be taking this too far, if little red balls in clear plexi-tube have been good enough for so long... I also thought of buying a Uni-Syn or Weber meter to reverse engineer it, but I'm cheap in odd ways (spending $400 on brake calipers is nothing, $30 on a carb tuning tool bugs me for some reason). -Say, can we get a picture of you on a detonation run... just to, uhh, show us how it's done?

While not quite right, even for a Lemans or lightweight replica, I still think it's a pretty cool looking car...

The human ear is a useful tool. Cygnusx1, I don't disagree with you on the wideband point, but I don't have one yet. Also, wouldn't syncing the carbs be important also, regardless of AFR? Nothing says they will be uniformUnless you mount O2 sensors in every primary tube, you are only looking at a total afr, which could be misleading, unless grossly out of whack.

TonyD, I have a question that you'll probably answer, since you're the resident sidedraft expert (who now uses custom EFI setups - is there a message there?). Anyone else that has knowledge on carb measurement, feel free to chime in... How do these "sync meters" work, and what is their construction? Some background; I am a HVAC Test & Balance Technician. I measure airflow on a daily basis, and have some extremely accurate and expensive devices at my disposal for measuring cfm, fpm, and pressure. I should have the capability to seriously dial in my Mikunis, right? Is the Weber tool measuring the pressure drop at the carb inlet, or velocity? I'm thinking a homemade "bore adapter" (basically a plate with 6 holes the same size as the carb bores, fitted to all at once so the restriction would be uniform) would accomplish the same thing. This would have pressure taps to orifices on the inside diameter. I would then connect my digital micro-manometer, and take readings on all cyl, one at a time, then adjust & proportionally balance the airflow at idle. -Would this work? If you have any other ideas or suggestions, I'm all ears. Are there any more sophisticated ways of balancing multiple carbs? What did big dollar race teams use way back when? I'm fairly decent at fabbing, and will be picking up my new/old lathe as soon as I get access to a forklift.

Very nice Steve. Now make me one, please! Those are pretty clean looking tips too. How much were they?

96 (?) - 2004 F150 had exhaust exits in front of passenger's tire, just about any pickup gets you behind axle exhaust dump. How small of a loophole are you looking for?

Where did you find a 2" X-over pipe? I've looked for one to do the exact same thing with no luck!

Hmm, while trying to find the vid Yasin posted, I came across this semi-related gem: Stuttgart Sled Think P-car + white stuff. It's one of the more entertaining ones I've seen in a while. I remember Eddie Bello coming out of nowhere and hauling ass, then just disappearing. Definitely not your average 911 with Weltmeister braces... If anyone has the video saved, post it up or send me a copy please.

Thanks

Doesn't anyone else think it's significant that the ad states it's for an S30, but shows a ZX and ZX instructions, while the pic of the "naked" covers is clearly S30 ?!? Yeah, I would pay top dollar for something from this guy...

"It's in the mail" -Brad, you should see my MO before the weekend.

Count me in for one also. The clunk must die before my clutch does. Let me know when you want payment. PM a coming.

What is this... Nelson engine you speak of?

That manifold makes me dizzy

Test and Balance Technician Did 6 years as a Submarine Machinist Mate (Nuclear) in the Navy, now it's finally paying off. Like everyone else here, I'm hoping to finish up a ME degree. Maybe I should rethink that? Apparently the market is flooded...

Endurorider, have you ever picked up a Weiand 144? I have. It kind of throws that whole weight concern out the window...

There were millions made. Hotrod had a figure in an article years ago, I just remember it was > a million. I'm pretty much talkin' out my ass, of course, because I can't back it up. They do weigh less than a BBC, and the '71 Eldo 500 even had 400hp from the factory. A Caddy big block has always been on my "someday" list. That list is getting too damn long...

Now that is being truly dedicated to restoring a car.

My buddy tried the same header, but his car has been sitting for 8 years. Yours really look like they're working out great. How did you modify them? What are your steering shaft plans?

Thanks! I've wondered about the Primadonna eversince seeing it in an old Z book almost 15 years ago. Shame about the molds... kind of like the old Max Wedge Crossram I found being torched for scrap aluminum.

That car will scream no matter, even with a bone stock swap. I'm jealous. You've got to rate pretty high for fastest Hybrid conversion. I've had the 5.0 Datsun thoughts ever since driving my first Mustang. Didn't you get the memo? You are supposed to have a halfway torn apart car taking up space, pissing off the fam for at least three years or so...

The F cam is definitely more suited to your style, you seem to enjoy the N2O. The F303 was actually designed for nitrous combos. My '91 has the B, I just keep it because it sounds cool... The B303, B302, and E were specced out in the late 80's, early 90's, and cam technology has come a long way since then. There are much better cams now. The F is a later design. Unless you are a head porting wizard, it really is a waste of time porting E7's. I think the professionally done ones maybe got 25-30hp more. Enjoy the car for now, and save up to buy real heads.

You can set priority for programs/processes in Windows to avoid that issue. Winamp itself also has this option built in.