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quietflow
02-24-2005, 09:30 PM
I like my legs, who on here runs a scatter sheild? When is it recomended?
Mark302
02-24-2005, 09:32 PM
I run one. I think they say 11.9. I got one when I switched over to a Tremec and need a new bellhousing anyway.
quietflow
02-24-2005, 09:34 PM
I run one. I think they say 11.9. I got one when I switched over to a Tremec and need a new bellhousing anyway.

Thats the thing I am still running a T-5, and will eventually be switching to a Tremec or something else, but I dont want to have wished I had one :eek:
quietflow
02-24-2005, 09:39 PM
Sorry for posting in the wrong section, I didnt even think about it!
1slo5.0
02-24-2005, 09:42 PM
Oh no, not this conversation again. My opinion on a scattershield is the same as my opinion on a driveshaft loop. Any performance application needs one regardless of what tires you run or how fast it is. You only have one set of legs. Is $300 too much insurance on them? If scattershields were $2500 I personally would pay that much to keep my legs safe. Here are some pictures of my 88 GT that might help you decide. This car was had a very mild 302 (stock except for cam), T-5, clutch had low mileage at the time and it was on 245/50-16 BFG street radials.

http://www.slapnuts.org/images/881.JPG

http://www.slapnuts.org/images/882.JPG
Mark302
02-24-2005, 09:52 PM
WOW!!! I didn't know that happened to your old car! Scary pictures!
quietflow
02-24-2005, 10:14 PM
No conversation I know I need one! D&D sell one for $299 and it says it is for a 5.0/5.8 with tremec 3550/tko or for a T-5, thats just what I need!!!! I will be getting one of these:)
SMOKD U
02-24-2005, 10:18 PM
not to sound stupid but you need one with an automatic ?
quietflow
02-24-2005, 10:19 PM
not to sound stupid but you need one with an automatic ?

You are talking about your car right?
1slo5.0
02-24-2005, 10:21 PM
not to sound stupid but you need one with an automatic ?

They do make safety shields for automatics but the problem is pretty specific to manual transmissions. What happens is the clutch explodes or the flywheel breaks and either one will rip right threw the factory aluminum housing and floor pan. The flexplate in an automatic can break too but it is less common.
Ghost
02-24-2005, 10:34 PM
Thats one of things that suck about running a t-45 or a t-3650 you cant use a scattershield :thud: :thud:

I am hoping next year to upgrade to a TKO 500 and then I will be able to use one :rockon:
93GT
02-24-2005, 10:52 PM
I have always run one. Bought an SFI flexplate now too. I will have my McLeod off by Monday. Probably going to sell it for $225. It has rings to fit both the T5 and Tremec. :cool:
quietflow
02-25-2005, 07:19 AM
I have always run one. Bought an SFI flexplate now too. I will have my McLeod off by Monday. Probably going to sell it for $225. It has rings to fit both the T5 and Tremec. :cool:

I sent you a PM :thumbs_up
quietflow
02-28-2005, 06:55 PM
Thanks Mike, hope you guys made it home safley!!!!
BP Convt
02-28-2005, 07:44 PM
I've decided to install both a Lakewood bellhousing and a driveshaft safety loop on my '84. All it takes is one failure to really screw things up. Even though I have good health and Personal Accident insurance through work, I don't want to have to collect on it.

BP
4 nomor
02-28-2005, 08:16 PM
Huh, now you guys have me thinking. I am hoping to get my car into the low 12's with a main goal of an 11.9999...I don't have a scattershield....After looking at Darrell's pics, it sure seems stupid not too get one...
93GT
02-28-2005, 09:35 PM
Thanks Mike, hope you guys made it home safley!!!!Just got home not long ago. It was terrible driving. There were quite a few accidents and people spun out. The worst part was mostly just salt covering the windshield so I went through the entire washer fluid tank cleaning them every minute or so.
:thud: But thanks for waiting for us. :thumbs_up
1slo5.0
03-01-2005, 07:23 AM
Huh, now you guys have me thinking. I am hoping to get my car into the low 12's with a main goal of an 11.9999...I don't have a scattershield....After looking at Darrell's pics, it sure seems stupid not too get one...


Don't even think twice about it. You only have one set of legs.
93GT
03-01-2005, 08:38 AM
I tried to convince my friend to go with a steel bell, but he insisted it was too heavy and unneeded and that he should only be running high 11's. I guess you can't force people to be safe. :thud:
But you have to think about other peoples safety as well. Here's a pic of one that shot out the side.
markstang
03-01-2005, 09:29 AM
I would get 1, but check your center line of the new bell housing to the crank before you bolt it all together. If you buy a new can, they will tell you how to do it. or lakewood has some good instructions that you can down load as a pdf...... or if I knew how to I would post it.
I would bet you'll need offset dowels to get it to work right. I did every time I got a new block or clutch can....


Mark
RSNovi
03-01-2005, 11:16 AM
Go with the McLeod over the Lakewood. Less setup required. Although, to be sure, you should check everything with the McLeod too.
dave bandt
03-01-2005, 05:22 PM
They do make safety shields for automatics but the problem is pretty specific to manual transmissions. What happens is the clutch explodes or the flywheel breaks and either one will rip right threw the factory aluminum housing and floor pan. The flexplate in an automatic can break too but it is less common.


True......but converters explode too. A blanket is easy to install and they are cheap.....like $150.....so they aren't hard to swallow. A JW "Ultrabell" is the best way to go but they are twice as expensive as a blanket.
93GT
03-01-2005, 05:57 PM
True......but converters explode too. A blanket is easy to install and they are cheap.....like $150.....so they aren't hard to swallow. A JW "Ultrabell" is the best way to go but they are twice as expensive as a blanket.
Dave, can a blanket take the place of a shield and pass tech or is it just something safe to have? The bell is part of my tranny case, and I don't think even a shield would fit without smashing the hell out of the tunnel.
dave bandt
03-01-2005, 06:22 PM
That's why i've used a blanket......you don't have clearance issues with them. The only drawback is that they can hold heat in the tranny, and we all know how good that is. But you can get blankets with an SFI rating that will take the place of an SFI bell and scatter shield. The last one i ran was on a C4 and i never experienced what i would consider bad side effects. When i switched to a glide i went with all of the SFI JW parts so i didn't have to worry about shields or blankets any more.
93GT
03-01-2005, 06:53 PM
Are the blankets meant for track only use. Do you think it would overheat on the street? I've never ran an auto before, but am putting in a gauge and have 2 very small coolers. Also, what are they made of? I sometimes get oil etc dripping out of the dipstick hole and rear main. Do they hold the fluids, or can you clean them?
dave bandt
03-02-2005, 07:26 AM
The blankets are more for track use. However, they are fairly easy to install. If you don't race a lot it wouldn't be a big deal to slip it on before you go to the track. It would only take you an hour....probably less....to put it on. Since you are installing a tranny temp gauge it would be easy for you to do a test and see exactly how the blanket effects the tranny temps. My personal opinion is that you'll probably be OK. I would be more concerned if you were running a really loose converter and weren't using a cooler. But i think you'll be OK. And yes, they do absorb oil. They aren't designed to be a "diaper" but they will hold some fluids. I never washed mine but i suppose you could.