Well finally hooked up with the mustang guys for a dyno run. I was a bit
disapointed in the output, but with some needed tuning I think I will be
happy with the results. My best HP was 385 and torque was 387. Torque
dropped off at 5000, and hp was still climbing. The A/F meter they put on
the car showed it as lean. So they did not run it up to the max rpm.
Apparently they want to see about a 11:1 a/f ratio. I am running about
14:1. So with some carb changes I should get some better results.
After the several overheating issues I have been having, I decided to
convert my cooling system to a "low pressure" system as Mike Trusty and
John Taphorn. This weekend I removed the swirl tank and plumbed in a new
tank with a 3/8 inlet to the suction side of the water pump. I replaced the
swirl tank with a line that joins the thermostat housing to the under car
coolant tube. I have one small bleed line to install yet. I should finish
it up this weekend and test it out.
I went to the Good Guys Hot Rod show on saturday with a good friend who
runs an Austin Healy 3000. Bob, Jim, and Curt also showed up to say hi. We
had a great time. The pantera ran fine but overheated a bit on the way
home. Looks like I have more cooling issues to sort out.
