[DeTomaso] Expected performance?

[Will DeMelo]

My last car that had a 393 Cleve stroker w 540hp did the quarter in 12.08.
That m otor in a Mustang would have gone ~11.0. 
Will

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of corey price
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:36 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Expected performance?

Fellow Pantera Owners:

Some of you have engines in your cars that put out more than 500 hp.  If I
were to aim for 500 hp, what 0-60, quarter-mile, etc. times can I expect
with stock gearing and modern tires and moderately-agressive driving?  I
have a '71 and it will probably weigh less than 2900 lb. with the
modifications I'm doing.  I'm not interested in trying to be the fastest
thing on the road- I never will be.  I'm aware that over 500 hp (at sea
level) in stock cars can start to break stuff and be edgy on the street, but
at the altitude I live in, motors don't make the same power as if they were
at sea level.  Yes, I realize that the car will handle well and is built
more for the track than the drag strip, but I'm still curious.

Corey


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