Does anyone happen to know that the standard clutch is for the Pantera and what HP it can handle? I had Precision Proformance put in a new clutch while my car was being gone over after buying it. I was told that it wasn't a high performance clutch by Don, but that under normal circumstances that I should be good. Now that I have the engine out being rebuilt, I have easy access to it. My mechanic says it looks fairly new, but he was surprised and a little concerned to find the flywheel wasn't resurfaced. Is this typical? Don didn't pull the engine and I was told that he simply backed the tranny back to get the new clutch in. I have only put about 1500 miles since the work was done.
Bottom line is that I'm trying to figure out if I need to go ahead and upgrade the clutch while I have the engine out. The new setup should be putting out around 425-450hp. I hate to spend the money if I don't have to as this engine rebuild is already north of $10k with the uninstall, install, new cam, heads, carb, 10-qt oil pan, etc, etc.
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