[DeTomaso] Ladder-style engine bay brace

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/1/07 9 27 39, doug at silicondesigns.com writes:


> 
> This may be obvious to some, but not to me.  Which brace are you referring
> to here (the Pantera Proformance ladder?) and who measured its
> effectiveness?  I'd be interested in seeing some evidence of effectiveness
> for these designs.  The only one I've seen test data for so far is Goran's
> rear "X" brace.
> 

The Hall Pantera system (later copied by Precision Proformance with slight 
modifications, mostly so that they can sell it as a true bolt-in kit as opposed 
to a finish-it-yourself project) may not be perfect, but it has been proven to 
work quite well by those who have it and swear by it.   Like I said 
originally, I have NO objective, scientific test data, but rather just some 
before-and-after testimonials, as well as knowing nods of approval by various 
professionals (and by that I don't mean Pantera professionals, but rather proper racing 
engineers, structural engineers etc.) who have compared the design of the 
systems.

Goran's solutions are probably the 'best', but involve major construction and 
a lot of other compromises.

Mike


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