Brent,
Yes Quicktime advertises that and it leads many people (including retailers like yourself) to believe it to be true.
Why dont you call Ross McCombs and ask the question. What exactly does “passed SFI testing” mean?
Ask him part # RM-8010 has been tested by SFI and what the results were.
FYI, SFI 6.1 is the lowest level of certification for a housing.
Well lets talk about containment.
Oil pans do exactly what they are designed for, containing
oil. They were not designed to contain connecting rods during a failure.
However, Explosion proof bell housings were designed to contain exploding flywheels and clutches and to save the limbs and lives.
The only job of the housing is to contain the pieces, it can be completely destroyed, so long as nothing escapes containment it has done its job. The reason they created the SFI was to ensure continuity. So that the consumer knows they were getting the minimum level of safety they had paid for. That pretty sticker means exactly that.
There is a reason SFI requires the 8, ½ -13 grade 8 lower containment bolts, they effectively create a box around the flywheel. With no lower bolts, there is no support on half of the housing. It is a clam shell that is easily pried apart and worse it’s held together by brittle cast iron or aluminum of the block.
To infer that both designs offer remotely similar containment is ludicrous.
once again, im fine with a lighter, smaller part for ground clearance or whatever, just dont mislead the public by say "has passed all SFItesting"
jason
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