Why no Turbo Tom part 6 in 510 again?

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obrut
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Why no Turbo Tom part 6 in 510 again?

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I've been reading through old 510 again issues and I like reading the turbo Tom stuff. I've read them multiple times and always wondered why part 6 never made it to print. I searched on here and ratsun and found a few post about turbo Tom articles and a few post Ray made about the 510 again but no mention of Turbo Tom articles.

I clicked on Rays profile but there is no option to send a PM. The last Turbo Tom article, part 5, in 510 again was volume 4.5 from May 1995. I think Tom passed away in 2005 and 510 again ran up to 2000 or 2001 before it ended.

Does anyone know why part 6 was never printed? Was there a post about this somewhere that I missed in my search?

I love all the newsletters by the way. I didn't get a 510 until 2017 and didn't know about the news letters until I had my 510 so I missed out on getting them by mail. I have the links saved for the UFO FTA and DQ and I read through them mostly in the winter months. Sometimes I think about printing some and mailing them from my work to my self monthly. :P
1972 4 door hopefully with a L20B and side drafts before to long
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Re: Why no Turbo Tom part 6 in 510 again?

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I always wanted to read Part 6 too, but never managed to find it...
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Re: Why no Turbo Tom part 6 in 510 again?

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Part 6 may never have gone to print but I know the person who purchased that particular motor and ran it for a few years then sold it to the 510's Are Us clan in NC.
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obrut
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Re: Why no Turbo Tom part 6 in 510 again?

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To bad there wasn't a rough draft or unfinished draft of part 6 somewhere.

Would part 6 be the last in the series?
What were Tom's thoughts on turbo sizing?

I wish there were more photos in the 5 parts that we got from Tom. Does anyone have some examples or pictures of his cars and engines that he built?
1972 4 door hopefully with a L20B and side drafts before to long
obrut
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Re: Why no Turbo Tom part 6 in 510 again?

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I was reading through volume 4.5 again and noticed the member profile car features Turbo Tom manifolds according to the article.
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