Hello everyone. This is my first post to introduce myself as the current owner of chassis 3820. I purchase this Pantera about a year ago from a friend of mine who purchased it from the estate of a long time owner who passed away in 2019. The long time owner was Ed Renkey of Richland, WA and later Kellogg, ID. Anyone here know him? Looking through all the paperwork that came with the car, Ed bought this car in August of 1981 from Pete Rudie. Ed owned the car for 38 years until he passed away after a battle with cancer in 2019.
Ed seemed to take very good care of the car based on the thousands of dollars in receipts that came with it. Unfortunately, Ed was attempting to convert it to fuel injection when he passed and wasn't having much luck. This is where my main questions for the board come in. If this isn't the appropriate place to ask tech questions, please inform me of that and I'll start another thread in the correct location.
Ed installed an EFI system from Mass-Flo and was never able to get the car started. There are correspondences between him and Mass-Flo among the paperwork that came with the car, but Ed was diagnosed with cancer before he had a chance to get the system trouble shot and the car started.
Mass-Flo has since been bought out by Pro-M Racing who offers a somewhat similar kit to what Ed purchased and installed.
I've included several photos of the car as well as the EFI system installed.
In talking to other car guys I know, I've been given two suggestions: the first is to pull all the EFI stuff off and simply go back to a carburetor. The second is to contact Pro-M Racing to see if they have the ability to help with this older system.
At this point I'm leaning toward pulling it all off and go back to a carb. I do know that the engine in this car was rebuilt and upgraded in 1992. The dyno results that came with the car along with all of the receipts show around 400 horsepower as well as 400 foot pounds of torque. So, if I go back to a carburetor, I will need to take into account the engine enhancements.
I am a long time classic Mustang and Early Bronco owner, but this is my first Pantera and 351C engine. I'm hoping to learn as much as I can here on the board and get involved with any local Pantera groups. At the moment I'm based in Northern CA near Sacramento and understand there's a Northern CA group out of San Jose. Anyone here a member? If so, when is the next meeting?
Thanks in advance for any advice or input.
