DeTomaso Mailing List: August 97, Message #239
     



From: Dan_Miller@ccmail.sgo.sony.com (Dan Miller)

Subject: Re[2]: Centerforce clutches DISSED!

Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 13:10:25 -0800



        Personally I felt that the Adler's statement regarding the 

     centerforce clutch was more of a jab at the mechanic/vendor, rather 

     than a jab at the clutch itself..........Too bad.   

     

        I've heard mostly "good" things about the centerforce clutch itself 

     in many applications.  As was mentioned, depends on the 

     driver/application methinks.  FWIW.

     

     Dan.





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Subject: RE: Centerforce clutches DISSED!

Author:  "Curt T." <curt@digitalthunder.com> at ccmail

Date:    8/8/97 3:13 AM





Well Nobbie,

     

1) Your engine may not be putting out the 400 HP Dave talks about.  And you most

likely 

   will not run your engine over 6000 without further mods.

     

2) I've run one in my car for 3 years now (and it was put there by the previous 

owner) and 

   have had no problems.  I really like it too (the clutch and car!).  My engine

puts out darn 

   near if not over just 400 HP (at the flywheel).  And, I do use it hard, right

up to 6000+ rpms 

   quite often (I love to romp it alot! 0-60 in 4.6!).  So, I'm right on that

border Dave talked about.

     

     

This was news to me, and it may be worth getting a few more opinions.  But I've 

atleast 

provided one positive.  And I'd like to hear of someone that has run one for 

sometime at HP 

over 400 and 7000 rpms. Anyone?

     

Curt T.

1TO9 MPG and using that clutch!

     

     

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From:   Nobbie

Sent:   Friday, August 08, 1997 3:08 AM 

To:     detomaso@wgate.com

Subject:        RE: Centerforce clutches DISSED!

     

Dave Adler wrote:

     

I have read with interest the letters proclaiming the superiority of the 

Centerforce clutch for the Pantera. I recently had one installed by a 

"Pantera shop" that should have known better that these clutches are not as 

bullet proof as one might think. We had a clutch failure on the relatively 

new unit.

     

..We now are very bitter with the Centerforce....

     

     

Oh MAN!!  Did I do something bad? Should I not have had Mike Cook slap a 

Centerforce in? What's this McLeod thing Dave's talking about?  Jack? Mike? 

Any thoughts?  Should I call Mike Cook before I take delivery and have him 

swap the Centerforce out for one of these McLeods?

     

I don't race the "P" but I do like to romp on it from time to time. Did I 

make a mistake?

     

Nobbie #3766

     

     

     

     



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