I have a few comments on the 4.7L engine picture:
-This thing is dying to have a set of headers hanging off of it
-This thing is dying to have some sort of forced induction rammed down
that 600mm throttle body
-I like the single butterfly t/b
-There is no s-bolt to pop through your hood now, just hope there isnt
one to poke out your radiator!
-Wouldnt a set of crinkle finish Mopar valve covers look great?
-Hate to have to change the cam chains and tensioners if this becomes an
issue on this engine
-Plugs are installed from the injector side of manifold, leaves cleaner
lines on outside of block
-cant see oil filter; hope they put it accessible and sensible so it
doesnt dump oil on the starter
-looks like we're gonna see an electric fan (cant you say "retrofit"?)
-I'm thinking I'm seeing an external oil pump at lower left, any other
ideas?
-Upper radiator hose to block neck sitting by p/s pump, keep lower hood
line...
-Back to that throttle body: New style ram air that use twin snorkle
inlets like new TransAm, pulls air up a shaft on lower side of hood
that feeds directly into that throttle body. Air filters incorporated
at the snorkle end, not the t/b end. Stocker type: can incorporate
an air intake hose (4") that clears the top of the radiator via a 1-2"
high panel that traverses the radiator, doubles as a radiator
bracket/holddown/fan shroud, kindof like what was seen on Iroc Z's and
such with the twin air cleaners, but much more dramatic and refined-(If
you had trouble picturing this, imagine an exhaust chrome tip that is
rectangular on the outlet side, just lower the height and make it real
wide, and the 4" hose leading to the t/b attaches to the round side of
that tip. Now, imagine if the bottom of that whole git-up incorporated
a way to hold the radiator secure to the core support, and also formed
the top part of the fan shroud)
alright, I'm dreaming now!!!
Patrick
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