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Brent,

I am familiar with the SFI cert program, when you say :“all of their bellhousings have passed a form of SFI testing and will contain a flywheel explosion.”
I am confused, the housing that failed (RM-8010) HAS NOT PASSED any SFI testing according to the tech I spoke with and has at least once failed to contain a significantly lower energy failure than is required by the SFI process.
Because some Quicktime housings have passed, doesn’t mean they all meet the requirement. Does it?
The argument you are using is the same as Mr. McCombs. “The Housing failed because the block and other chassis pieces weren’t strong enough”
I will state again, the SFI test does not rely on additional items to ensure the housing integrity. The housing alone must contain the pieces. The reason of the lower lip containment bolts are required is to distribute the explosion energy over the greatest possible area. The bell housing bolts and dowel pins alone are not enough.
Then you go on to say “there was no housing failure” What? The flywheel exploded, the housing failed to contain the pieces. The SFI tech who watched the video with me called it as it was “a catastrophic failure of the housing.”

I would say if someone uses an inappropriate flywheel or cuts the bottom off of an SFI certed housing, they assume all the liability that goes with the decision. If a failure does occur, hopefully it will just be parts and dollars not limbs and life.
But that is a decision the owner made knowingly, not by being misled, thinking they were paying for a minimum level of safety.

Jason