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QuantumMotorsports · 12-21-2003, 10:30 AM

I would at least have a piece of panty hose over your carb. It would really suck if a rock or something somehow got sucked into your engine. I've seen a piston where a nut got dropped into the intake and eventually made it to one cylinder and pretty much tore up the top of the piston and both valves and the cylinder wall. It looked like someone had gone crazy with a ball peen hammer. So, yeah, put something on there, doesn't have to be a big *** filter though.

12-21-2003, 10:30 AM	#2
QuantumMotorsports Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA Posts: 597	I would at least have a piece of panty hose over your carb. It would really suck if a rock or something somehow got sucked into your engine. I've seen a piston where a nut got dropped into the intake and eventually made it to one cylinder and pretty much tore up the top of the piston and both valves and the cylinder wall. It looked like someone had gone crazy with a ball peen hammer. So, yeah, put something on there, doesn't have to be a big *** filter though. __________________ Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites