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Intricate Tool and Exhaust Collector Design

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Leonard Wood's Workshop: Half Size Holley Carb and Ford 429 Hemi Project! (Wood Brothers Racing)

What happens here

Leonard demonstrates an intricate brass tool used for measuring engine components, showcasing his attention to detail and the specialized equipment he employs. He then describes an innovative exhaust collector design, using staggered pipes within an empty chamber (like a plenum) to achieve desired exhaust flow characteristics.

Goal: Showcase a specialized brass tool and explain an innovative exhaust collector design.

Tools and materials

  • Brass Measuring Tool Custom-made — Measuring various engine components
  • Custom Exhaust Collector Custom-made — Demonstrating innovative exhaust design

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to make them the same length. Did it affect horsepower? Oh, yes. Really? Yes. This... this made them equal in length again. Back then, the front ones were streamlined. This is fascinating. They were not crooked. Hmm. This is cool because I was experimenting with equal-length pipes , and I didn't know that instead of bringing them together into one manifold, you could arrange them in a staggered pattern inside an empty chamber, almost like a receiver. Yes. This is fascinating. Yeah, I made a box, well, a set of exhaust manifolds with boxes on both sides , you know, and Dan Gurney was playing for us at Riverside and giving us signals all the time . We couldn't understand what he was saying. Then he began to cover his ears with his hands. We couldn't understand what had happened. And as it turned out, the top of that box was torn off. Yes. And now she's crawling on the bottom, you know. But, in the end, you still won the

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