[DeTomaso] Ls7 in pantera

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

There is just something wrong about an LS7 in a Pantera.

In '97 we ran a club track event at Laguna Seca with the Ferrari Club in which Kerry Shaw ran his 454 powered Pantera...Kerry a great race and Pantera enthusiast for a good month before we went to Monterery talked smack about his monster powered Chevy and how fast it was....it was scary how fast that built 454 
sounded. ;-/>

Long story short...It wasn't very fast... and Kerry wasn't able to pull me on the front straight and I also passed him on turn one coming down off the cork screw after the third lap gaining myself a much deserved black flag. ;-]>

I drove to Monterey, raced at the track and drove home to Huntington Beach. 
 
 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com




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From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; JDeRyke at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:39:50 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ls7 in pantera


In a message dated 6/16/09 14 00 46, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:


> 
> Chris Melia of GT Transmissions out of the UK should be able to supply the 
> LS7 to ZF adapter. GT Transmissions is the sole supplier of the Quaife ZFQ 
> and has all the bits to allow use of the ZFQ (same bolt pattern as ZF -2) 
> in the Chevy powerplant based Ultima, albeit not the correct gearing on the 
> ZFQ as of yet, but I understand that is being resolved.
> 

But the gearbox in that application is set up to run in the 'normal' ZF 
position, which is to say, upside down relative to the Pantera's orientation, 
isn't it?  In that case, you'd wind up with a Pantera with one forward and 
five reverse gears--perhaps fitting for a Chevy!!! :>)

Mike


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