[DeTomaso] top 10 performance upgrades

[Charles Engles]

Dear Dave,

            That is a *rhetorical* "gob of money".    For a literal gob of 
money, I would suggest buying a ticket in the Powerball Lottery.   I 
continue to pursue it to prove to God that great wealth will not spoil 
me..........:^)

                      Gold.  Gold Fever!, Chuck Engles



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Doddek" <pantera at pobox.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] top 10 performance upgrades


> Hey Chuck, where can I get some of those "gobs" of money?  I want new
> suspension and brakes.
>
> Dave "scratch and scrape" D
>
> At 05:02 PM 12/31/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>>Dear Stephen,
>>
>>            OK, I'll bite.  Here are my favorites, which assume a rare 
>> bone
>>stock Pantera as a starting point for "most bang for the buck" upgrades:
>>
>>            1) Remove the little button plunger doot inside the shifter to
>>ease shifting.  It is redundant.  It causes mechanical drag and removal is
>>easy.  Cost is Zero and if you don't like it, just replace it.
>>
>>             2) Replace the rubber brake lines with braided stainless 
>> steel.
>>             3) Replace the stock brake pads with a more street
>>conditions-friendly pad
>>             4) Remove the stock proportioning valve.
>>             5) Replace the stock master cylinder with Pantera Performance
>>Center's aftermarket stock master cylinder replacement
>>             6) Remove the suspension spacers to lower the car
>>             7) Four wheel alignment and specific maximum possible caster 
>> in
>>the front wheels.
>>             8) Lubricate the rear upright lower bolt
>>             9) Place shutoff valves on the heater hoses
>>            10) Go to a chassis dyno for a run and assessment by the local
>>wizard as to why the results were the way they were......
>>
>>            11) Take a gob of money: build new engine include new cooling
>>system for added BTU load
>>             12) Take another gob: place new suspension (bushings, 
>> springs,
>>shocks, brakes, rear upright Timken roller bearing conversion)
>>              13) Take another gob: buy new wheels and rubber.
>>
>>
>>                         Your mileage may possibly vary,  Chuck Engles
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "SEL" <edlebby at yahoo.com>
>>To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:13 PM
>>Subject: [DeTomaso] top 10 performance upgrades
>>
>>
>>Hi All - hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and has a terrific new
>>year - for those of us that are new to the Pantera and have not very
>>modified cars - what would be your top 10 most bang for the buck 
>>performance
>>upgrades? - thanks!  Stephen
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