[DeTomaso] Engine Choices

[B Hower]

I hear you there Michael --- but then you have to remember that in '76 my daily driver/job to job during the day was a '51Ford panel running a Flathead.
 
Bud #3400

--- On Tue, 7/31/12, michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:


From: michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Choices
To: "John" <john at haasline.com>
Cc: "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 4:03 PM


That's cheap for sure, just a few bucks more than NASCAR heads alone.

Just can't stomach the thought of a Chevy engine in there, but like
all things we do,

each to his own, nobody to please and given the plethora of A type
personalities,

nobody else's opinion seems to count much anyway.

Party On Wayne, Party On Garth......


Michael



On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:58 PM, John <john at haasline.com> wrote:
> Scott had written to me that it was about $10k all said and done. That's one heck of a lot for the money.
>
> On Jul 31, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think Scott Bell at SACC restorations made his LS swap work without that many mods.  A bellhousing is available, and headers were no big deal.
>>
>> The LS motor is nice.  The new Coyote is even better in some ways, designed with racing and forced induction in mind...  It's a fully modern V8.
>>
>> I like the Cleveland-headed Windsor options now.  With companies like CHI and Trick Flow actively supporting the mutt, you now have more choices than ever.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't understand the LS swap, though.
>>>
>>> I understand that it is a nice aluminum engine with plenty of cheap performance parts, but you need so many custom parts to make it fit a Pantera, it negates the benefits of going LS.
>>>
>>> You could just as easily do a 351 Clevor or 351 Windsor, with or without EFI.  In the long run, it would be cheaper, and the HP is the same - i.e. depends on the build, not the brand.
>>>
>>> And… an LS is a boring engine.  I could see doing a 392 or 426 Hemi.  I could see doing a Boss 429 or even a 2.3L Turbo.  I just don't see going LS.
>>>
>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 2:20 PM, SG wrote:
>>>
>>>> MIchael, I too had considered the LS swap, have you seen the "SACC Restorations" site?  They have a Pantera with an LS engine in it, and sell a lot of the parts needed for the swap.
>>>>
>>>>             Shaun Gibson
>>>>
>>>> --- On Tue, 7/31/12, michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Choices
>>>> To: "pantera list" <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>>> Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:21 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In my opinion, once the original Cleveland is out of the car all bets are off.  I've been thinking seriously about a swap
>>>> to an LS engine.  LS6, LS7, LS3?  There are several of these out there already and I'd like to see more details if
>>>> anybody has them.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Michael Frazier
>>>> Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa
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