DeTomaso Mailing List: July 98, Message #38

I was under the impression that the 427 in the GT40 Mark 4 was bolted to
a Ford built Transaxle (T44 ??) and not a ZF.
I might be confident with the hp  but what about the amount ot torque
produced by a 427 as compared to a 351.

I believe it is ERA replicas that have a 427 Mark 4 prototype who claim
that the ZF is not even close to being able to handle the power.




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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	pantera@shiseis.com [SMTP:pantera@shiseis.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 01, 1998 12:58 PM
> To:	Orzel, Russel
> Cc:	detomaso@realbig.com
> Subject:	RE: FE transplant [was 351C vs. 351W]
> 
> Russel Orzel wrote:
> 	> Can a ZF really take the power of a 427?
> 
> Excellent question, and I defer to the more knowledgable members
> of the list.  However, from previous posts to this list, and knowing
> that ZF;s have survived big-block GT40s and others, I understand
> that our Zf should be safe to 700 hp.
> 
> 	Shane Ingate in San Diego