[DeTomaso] ZF Limits

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Thu Jul 31 12:34:29 EDT 2008


What about Esakoff (SP?) the ZF killer.  I think he was busting ring and pinion gears on a regular basis.

I talked to Lloyd at the swap meet and he said that higher ratio ring and pinion gears have bigger pinion gears and are stronger (at least the 3.20s), so I guess not all ZFs are equal.

Ken


--- On Thu, 7/31/08, MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF Limits
> To: wdemelo at cogeco.ca, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 9:19 AM
> In a message dated 7/31/08 2 57 59, wdemelo at cogeco.ca
> writes:
> 
> 
> > What is the max HP/TRQ a ZF can handle?
> > 
> 
> Doing what?
> 
> Ford determined that the ZF wasn't strong enough to be
> used in the GT40 Mk 
> II, equipped with a 485 hp 427 side-oiler.   That is, it
> wouldn't survive 24 
> hours of flat-out driving at Le Mans.
> 
> But in a street car?   You simply can't build a motor
> strong enough to hurt a 
> ZF in my view.   That is, unless you are deliberately
> abusive to the thing, 
> i.e. speed-shifting without the clutch, drag-race launches,
> etc.
> 
> Mike
> 
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