[DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sat Sep 18 20:08:18 EDT 2010


  Ooooooo... smooth, sexy, machined.... I'm drooling all over.

So what does it bolt to?  :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 9/18/2010 16:09, Will Kooiman wrote:
> Surprise!
>
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=25880
>
> I'm not going to take pics of the PP, since we already figured that one out.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:41 AM
> To: wkooiman at earthlink.net; Will Demelo; JDeRyke at aol.com;
> kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
>
> Oooooo... I like surprises.
> Sent using Elfen Magic.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> Sender: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> Date:	Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:45:30 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Will Demelo<wdemelo at cogeco.ca>;<JDeRyke at aol.com>;
> <kenn_green at yahoo.com>;<detomaso at realbig.com>
> Reply-To: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
>
> I'm only 90% sure now.  My confidence is falling (that the Centerforce
> DF700000 will bolt to a stock flywheel).
>
> As promised, I'll take pics this weekend.  I'll include some bonus pics too.
> The extra pics are a surprise.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Will Demelo<wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
>> Sent: Sep 10, 2010 5:01 AM
>> To: wkooiman at earthlink.net, JDeRyke at aol.com, kenn_green at yahoo.com,
> detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
>>
>> Don't know about the 700000, but I'm 100% sure the DF021057S doesn't bolt
> to
>> the stock flywheel.
>> Will
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:<wkooiman at earthlink.net>
>> To:<JDeRyke at aol.com>;<kenn_green at yahoo.com>;<detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
>>
>>
>>> I'm about 95% sure the DF700000 will bolt to a stock Pantera flywheel.
>>> The DF700000 is a diaphragm PP with a dual friction disk.  The PP has 2
>>> bolt patterns.  One lines up with the Fidanza aluminum flywheel, and
>>> probably the other aluminum flywheels too.  Going from memory - the 2nd
>>> pattern lines up with the stock Pantera flywheel - with 5/16" holes too.
>>>
>>> I'm away from home right now, so I can't confirm.  I'll take pics when I
>>> get home.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
>>>> Sent: Sep 7, 2010 10:57 PM
>>>> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
>>>>
>>>> Ken, you want to keep in mind that some of the clutches- Centerforce
>>>> especially- will NOT bolt onto a stock flywheel. The Centerforce clutch
>>>> cover uses
>>>> a slightly different bolt pattern and larger bolts, with stand-off
> washers
>>>> and different torque requirements. And redrilling&  tapping a flywheel is
>>>> not something you want to attempt with a a hand drill or even a drill
>>>> press!
>>>> Getting the 16-lb clutch off-center even 0.010" will give you an engine
>>>> that
>>>> shakes like a wet dog!
>>>> Other aftermarket clutches also use their own bolt patterns. If you
> factor
>>>> in the cost of a new flywheel, the price of a Centerforce setup changes
>>>> appreciably, but once you own a 'racing' flywheel, many are drilled&
>>>> tapped for
>>>> as many as 4 different bolt patterns&  sizes.
>>>> Centerforce also comes in a variety of clutch strengths, too. I've driven
>>>> a
>>>> Pantera with the effort-reduction linkage installed and a Centerforce
>>>> 'Heavy Duty" clutch, and if one was given to me free, it would be on
> E-Bay
>>>> within
>>>> the hour. Second-most uncomfortable Pantera I've ever driven. As I said
>>>> before, you need to have a firm idea of what you want out of your Pantera
>>>> before doing redesigns.
>>>> Good luck- J DeRyke (still running the OEM clutch&  disc at 80,000 miles
>>>> and will use it with my Fontana, too)
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