RE: Ripp's 5000TQ.

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Sat, 7 Jun 1997, Mark Nelson wrote:

> Ya know, I sure as hell hope that this flame thread is not going to
> start up again!  Let's give Ross some credit here!!  I mean, how many of
> your cars have had a magazine article written about them, huh??

Very true.   He has certainly done alot of work, and produced some great 
results.   Kudos are due to Ross.

> as well.  If Ross wants to build his car a little different then you
> would, then that's his prerogative...I say learn to deal with it!

The issue is not that he has done things differently, but that what he 
has done is very suspect because noone (Ross included) seems to be able 
to really say exactly what the car has.

> If you want to get knit picky about typos in the article, then we could

Typos are quickly excused.   However a claim for a SS crank is bordering 
on the ridiculous.   If it is true, then it really warrants more detailed 
coverage to explain why.

	Now if the misunderstanding was because Ross is using Stainless 
Steel head gaskets (yes, plural,) hence the writer's thought that the car 
had multiple heads, then I'd start to pay attention, and again, want more 
detail.

> 3.  The throttle body was modified "to flow more direct air int the
> intake

Yep, I can only guess he removed the ramp on the butterfly.   Other than 
that, the TB is pretty good, and actually fairly big at 60mm.   I looked 
into installing a larger TB when I did the EFI swap, but the intake is 
exactly 60mm, so it would have required machining to open that up.   I 
don't _think_ that is a restriction anyway.

> Interesting paint job also....  

I don't care how others paint their cars.   I know what _I_ like, but I 
don't care what others do on their cars.  :-)

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey 
'86 5KCSTQ, FMS EFI, 3" downpipe/exhaust