[JScritch]

I'm putting my new motor combo together and hopefully it will be done in the next 2 weeks.

I should be running mid-low 10's in the 1320 with my 5-speed.

At what point should I consider swapping out the stock bell housing for an approved scatter shield to protect my feet? I've seen them but never used one myself so I'm not sure at what point it's considered necessary.

The car is a true daily driver and will only see the track maybe 3 times a summer.

 

[tlee_20]

put one in now.. it only take one time to ruin everything. including your ability to walk...

 

[JScritch]

Additionally, are there any recommendations on brands to go with?

 

[PeteCleary]

Asides from collecting your toes NHRA regs says 11.99 and faster (but I haven't read them in a bit...). I've got a McLeod... it's ok but is the universal unit so big. I like the looks of the QuickTime... nice and compact. When you get one do index it no matter the claims made for it. See the Lakewood site for instructions. If the alignment is good out of the box, great If not it's not a huge deal to get it right.

 

[slowstang101]

Mcleod is the one to get, you dont have to index it

 

[gnvair]

You have to index ANY after market bell housing regardless of WHO made it as each engine can be slightly different or slightly off from being perfectly centered.

 

[blackn20lx]

would it be easier to put some kind of steel plate to the bottom of the floor. It would prolly be cheaper too

 

[so low 5.0]

what do you mean by index... and i thought i seen a blanket made by someone that wraps around the BH that is nhra approved...
anyone know about this ??

 

[Shakerhood]

They used that Kevlar Blanket on the Muscle Car Program on Spike TV.

 

[so low 5.0]

They used that Kevlar Blanket on the Muscle Car Program on Spike TV.

do you know if its nhra approved

 

[Shakerhood]

No idea, it was quite awhile back when I seen that episode.

 

[89missle]

I think that blanket is used for the gear case, not the bell housing.
Not sure though??

Heres a link:

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=RCI-7808A&N=700+115&autoview=sku

 

[PeteCleary]

Blankets are used for auto trannies. In regard to NHRA regs that's what they are used for. As far as using anything other than a scattershield (or nothing at all) that's up to you but a track official could kick you off for a safety violation.

For indexing look at this http://www.lakewoodindustries.com/pdf/bellhousing_align_procedure.pdf

 

[OWENMUSTANG]

lou used a blanket because the scattershield was on B/O.
(he said so in the show)

 

[OWENMUSTANG]

would it be easier to put some kind of steel plate to the bottom of the floor. It would prolly be cheaper too

I would pay to see that explained in tech

 

[Shakerhood]

lou used a blanket because the scattershield was on B/O.
(he said so in the show)

I thought on the Show he said that the Blankets were so popular that they were on Back Order... He spent all that time fabbing the Floor up in that Nova to fit right aroung that Bellhousing, seems like a lot of work to have to go back in and cut it out again to fit a Scattershield.

 

[ponie1992]

My car runs in the mid 12's and I have a Lakewood. I like to walk.

 

[87'GTstang]

I have a Mcleod. I got it back when they were $290 three years ago. I have been happy with it and indexing is still a pain in the ass no matter what anyone says, especially when being done by just yourself! FTR, even though they say it doesn't need to be indexed, I needed .007" dowel pins to get mine as centered as possible. In the end, I think I had a total of .002" of runout, and they say a maximum of .005" - so it was perfect! Only fit issue I had was with a BBK H-pipe and the passenger O2 sensor being very tight against it.

I got mine because as stated, I like walking and still having a car that is/would be repairable. It only takes one video of the incident happening and you start thinking differently about needing one or not.

 

[JScritch]

Are you guys that are running the scattershield also running SFI flywheels & clutches or just the stock units?

I'm just looking at what's needed should this new motor push me past the 10.99 mark next summer.

Like I said, this is a street only car but I do like to make the occasional club clash or things like that through the year.

 

[ackstang]

I was just looking at the Anderson Ford Motorsports web site. They are selling a new bellhousing that is suposed to be smaller. My motor comes back out this winter and that bellhousing will go in.