[DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches
wkooiman at earthlink.net
wkooiman at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 19 17:08:31 EST 2009
John Taphorn has one in his yellow car. It's the one Quella sells.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Barry Seib <oldwheel at mts.net>
>Sent: Nov 19, 2009 3:44 PM
>To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>, DetomasoList <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches
>
>Thanks Ken
>The only "street twin" clutches for 351C that I could find with diapragm
>springs had solid center (unsprung) discs. I'm not sure these are really
>suitable for true street use?
> I also wonder about them fitting inside our bell housing.
>Barry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:28 PM
> To: DetomasoList; Barry Seib
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches
>
>
> McLeod makes the Street Twin in both 3 finger and diaphragm:
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/19/09, Barry Seib <oldwheel at mts.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Barry Seib <oldwheel at mts.net>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches
> To: "DetomasoList" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12:19 PM
>
>
> Just to open a Pantera topic on the list...
>
> I've heard a lot of comments about heavy clutch effort in our
>Panteras. Some
> people say they find even the Centerforce still a bit much in
>traffic?
>
> Does anyone run a dual plate clutch on the street or have any
>first hand
> experience regarding the pedal effort on them?
>
> It appears McLeod offer a "street twin" clutch for a 351C but I
>don't knoe
> if it fits in our bellhousing ? Also, it seems the only dual disc
>type they
> offer for street use is a long type instead of a diaphragm.
>
> The old optional dual plate diaphragm clutch that GM sold for high
>HP
> Corvettes in the 69-71 era were supposed to hold the LS6 454 etc.
>and be
> easy for the little woman to push the clutch in.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Barry
>
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