Heffner GT TT intake trivia.
Gentlemen,
Here's a little trivia I learned in Florida that I bet very few people know about. Hundreds of people at two car shows I have attended so far have examined my TT GT with the clamshell open. A ton of people have asked me how many turbo charged GTs the factory produced. Onlookers are not surprised that someone would add turbochargers to a GT. They are surprised that someone could do it and make it look like a factory installation. Original Heffner Ford GT twin turbos had a welded sheet metal intake manifold. But during the construction of the Camilo/Heffner Ford GT that Chris owns, Camilo Pardo wanted to design a special one-piece, machined, billet aluminum intake manifold that would look nicer and present a more factory appearance. So Camilo went to work and personally designed the intake manifold for the Camilo/Heffner car. They painted it the same silver as the engine compartment support struts and adorned it with a red circle that contained the words Camilo and Heffner. All Heffner Ford TT GTs produced since then have utilized Camilo's intake manifold. It looks factory because the man who designed the entire car, designed the intake manifold for Heffner's TT cars as well. I wonder if even Chris knew that about his car?
The last photo in the series below is of the welded manifold used prior to Chris's TT GT.
Chip
