[DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches

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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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