[DeTomaso] the long and the short of it
Thomas Tornblom
Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
Mon Sep 8 03:16:52 EDT 2008
I had my old, normal throw, slave cylinder with the stock clutch, and it
worked OK. When I rebuilt the engine I installed a Centerforce clutch,
and I noticed how easy the clutch was, compared to stock. I did have to
press the pedal longer though, too long for my taste, or else the ZF
would make expensive noise. ;-)
I then ordered a long throw cylinder from Pantera East, and I love it.
The clutch is perhaps slightly stiffer than stock, but engages much
quicker and the ZF shifts much better.
I recommend the long throw cylinder.
Thomas
Christopher Kimball skrev:
> My clutch slave is seeping (I guess that happens as we get older...) and I ordered a new one from Pantera Performance. Dennis (who I believe is the owner of PP) and I had a long conversation about whether I should order a normal throw or a long throw unit, and when I told him about my car (a '72 with a new centerforce clutch) he said the normal would be better than the long-throw.
>
> When I told him I had heard from several well-respected members the long-throw was definitely the way to go, he still said I should buy the normal one (he carries both, by the way).
>
> When I asked him what I should tell my friends who will, undoubtedly question my decision to go the normal-throw route, he said "tell them to talk to me."
>
> I mentioned this to one of the aforementioned well-respected club members, and he suggested before I install the new slave unit, I post this on the forum to get some feedback.
>
> Now I'm just bracing myself for the onslaught of opinions! Let me know what YOU think.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
> #3846
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