[DeTomaso] MME?s 21st CENTURY CLEVELAND 2K CRATE ENGINE: THEFIRST OF ITS KIND

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/29/11 17 14 3, mgilmore11 at mchsi.com writes:


> Hi Mike! My question, and perhaps you could put this on the forum, 
> regards
> the 640 horse motor, I wonder how many REALLY hard launches you could make
> with that amount of power, with out either tearing the ZF, and or the
> clutch? My built motor in my GT5 is stout, but no where close to 640 
> horse,
> can't imagine things not breaking!
> 

How long is a piece of string?

There's no doubt that putting that much power behind a ZF and then driving 
it in an irresponsible way will result in eventual damage.   Lloyd Butfoy 
has a 'hall of shame' filed with broken ZF parts, almost all of them a result 
of just what you're talking about.   If you want to drive a car with a ton 
of power and do drag race starts, find a Camaro or a Mustang or something and 
have at it.

Either that, or get to know Lloyd well and plan on putting his kid through 
college!

Mike