bellhousing

[Caprimaniac]

Originally Posted by blykins

Having said that, if you switch to a Quicktime, you'll lose about 22 lbs
of weight, gain more room in the trans tunnel, and you'll gain
approximately another inch of ground clearance.

Hello, Brent.

Are you saying that the Quicktime is the lightest of the SFI- approved bellhousings? And that also the SFI- approved one will give more ground clearance, compared to other SFI- approved types (for instance, Lakewood)?

I'll need to upgrade to an SFI bellhousing to compete in the Super Street drag.

One thing a little to the side. If I'm not mistaken, the rule book also mentions SFI approved CLUTCHES.... After looking, I have found very little information on this. does anyone know?

Let's talke later.

[RICK LAKE]

caprimanic The top of the line clutches are all SFI certified. Almost any race clutch has both stickers on them. YOu have to remember that these parts are designed to break first to save the motor and drive train. Ram, McLeod, Quartermaster, Zoom, and others have certified assemblies.
As far as the bell housing, call who ever runs your races and events and see what they say about this. It's their call. They may say it's OK. The only question "I" have is what size flywheel, clutch assembly, weight of complete assembly and MAX rpms are you turning?? The savings of 22 lbs may not be worth your legs. I DON'T want to startup this thread again, this is IMO ONLY.
To me safety is first period, no unneeded risks with this. Rick L. Ps I am also looking to go with a SFI stamped bell from QT this year. It's easier to loss 22 pounds in the car than me.

[blykins]

Originally Posted by Caprimaniac

Hello, Brent.

Are you saying that the Quicktime is the lightest of the SFI- approved bellhousings? And that also the SFI- approved one will give more ground clearance, compared to other SFI- approved types (for instance, Lakewood)?

I'll need to upgrade to an SFI bellhousing to compete in the Super Street drag.

One thing a little to the side. If I'm not mistaken, the rule book also mentions SFI approved CLUTCHES.... After looking, I have found very little information on this. does anyone know?

Let's talke later.

If you use an SFI 6.1 Quicktime bellhousing, it will be smaller and about half the weight of a Lakewood. You should gain just a little more ground clearance with it.

The difference in the size comes mainly from the fact that the SBF Lakewood will accept a 164T flywheel (for 11" clutches) and the Quicktime only accepts a 157T (and smaller) flywheel.

As for the clutches, as Rick pointed out, most of them are SFI approved. I can make a recommendation for both the flywheel and clutch when you're ready to go that route.

BTW, the difference that you quoted above in ground clearance, is the difference between an SFI version and the non-SFI version. The non-SFI version does not have the bolts/flange around the bottom perimeter of the bellhousing, so you can clearance from losing that flange.