clutch explosion !

[Cobrabill]

Originally Posted by RACER X #99

This type of question is similiar to the do I really need to use my shoulder belts? Do I really need a helmet when riding a motorcycle?
You already know the answer but if you are looking for people to agree with the wrong answer you can always find one here.

No,this question IS NOT similiar to shoulder belts & helmets when riding a M/C.Better materials,processes and attitudes(re-using questionable fasteners)make a scatter shield un-needed for a STREET car.As an example McLeods Street twin is guarranteed to 9000 rpm & 1400 HP.At 530 HP & 6500 rpm limited,it(the clutch) doesn't even know it's out of the box.

If you're still nervous,throw a trans blanket on it.It won't stop a flywheel but it will bag clutch parts.

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by Cobrabill

No,this question IS NOT similiar to shoulder belts & helmets when riding a M/C.Better materials,processes and attitudes(re-using questionable fasteners)make a scatter shield un-needed for a STREET car.As an example McLeods Street twin is guarranteed to 9000 rpm & 1400 HP.At 530 HP & 6500 rpm limited,it(the clutch) doesn't even know it's out of the box.

If you're still nervous,throw a trans blanket on it.It won't stop a flywheel but it will bag clutch parts.

I agree with X on this one. Years ago I grenaded a clutch with a close to stock Boss 302 whipping it up a freeway on ramp. Granted watching the tach needle bounce off of 8k with a Boss isn't the pucker factor that it is with a big block, but the result can be the same. Whether that result is just a ventilated bell housing or a ventilated person is just a matter chance and chaos theory. Since that clutch 15 years ago any engine that I play with gets a scatter shield, as will my new BDR. The economies of scale just don’t ad up.

Steve