[DeTomaso] ADA LM Pantera 6 sp. Quaife

[Kirby Schrader]

Some GT40 look-a-likes/replicas/kit cars use Porsche transmissions....
Specifically, the G50.

So there ya' go....  what goes around, comes around.
:-)

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 9:04 AM,  <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> Dear Kirby,
>
> You wrote:
> -
> "The GT40s forum has a _lot_ of discussion about ZF's being weak and
> not being able to handle more than 500HP - quite the opposite of what
> you see here on this forum."
>
> $$$$$$$$ Interesting. I have visited Renegade Hybrids' shop in Las Vegas,
> which is actually less than 3/4 mile from the Orleans. They specialize in
> converting Porsches (914,944,911,928) to every power range of small block
> chevy. While I was taking the garage tour, the topic of weak Porsche
> transaxles came up. They said that they have a very short list of usable
> transaxles that will take the SBC power. They mentioned the ZF and I
> commented that it should be able to handle the task quite easily.
> Interestingly, like the GT40 forum, they said that the ZF couldn't handle
> the power! I decided to let them continue with that misconception. I figured
> that if they knew what the ZF would actually handle, then there would be
> even more demand for the things and they would be even more expensive for
> the members of the Pantera cult. So, yes, the ZF is a fragile transaxle!!!
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
> PS: several broken engines, but not one broken ZF yet.
>