DeTomaso Mailing List: July 99, Message #204

In a message dated 7/7/99 8:38:05 AM, Steve.Pentlicki@wcom.com writes:
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<< What are the respective curb weights of a pre-L and an L Pantera?

I weighed half-a-dozen Panteras both L & pre-L at a Nor-Cal tech session in 
'98, and ALL weighed at least 3200 lbs with an unknown amount of gas in their 
tanks @ 6.8 lbs/gallon. The 'L' bumpers  F & rear weigh around 70 lbs with 
their mount rams.

Also, how much torque is a stock ZF rated to withstand?..... Trying to 
determine how far one can go in building up their Cleveland before the ZF 
becomes suspect.

Jr Wilson buckled a stock ZF to a 572-inch Boss 429 pro-stock motor that 
dynoed @ just under 900 horses & enough torque to re-rotate the Earth. His 
only ZF failure was in getting his stock-body Pantera airborn @ over 240 mph 
and not backing off; the shock load on landing snapped the input shaft 
off....So try to stay on the ground.

While I'm at it, does anyone have the factory HP and TQ ratings for the 
various factory engine offerings (just two? pre-L and L?).  >>

Each year, the Ford factory modified the engines and changed the way they 
checked for 'advertized horsepower' which was mostly science-fiction. 
Chiltons motor manual which lies less than the factories, says "1972: 351CJ- 
248@5400/290-ft-lbs@3800. 351HO- 266@5400; 301ft-lbs@3600. 1973: 351-8 
w/4bbl: 248@5400 /290-ft-lbs@3800. (no HO offered). 1974: 351-8- 255@5600 
/290-ft-lbs@3800. (no HO offered). Don't have Chiltons for '71. Cheers- J 
DeRyke