[Chevelle-list] The death of my 454

[Michael Pell]

<<yyyyyaaaawwwwnnnnnn>>>>> Well said Dale. 

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Dale wrote:

>Not to butt in on Mike's deal here, but he may be in bed. <G>
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>SFI once stood for SEMA Foundation, Inc. (SEMA is now not involved but SFI
>kept the name) and does the standards for racing equipment - bellhousings
>being one of those pieces.  A scatter shield is basically a term for a
>bellhousing that's not suppose to explode but rather contain a
>clutch/flywheel explosion.  A scatter shield must meet SFI Specs to be
>accepted by and X-HRA body.
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>What Mike meant was that due to manufacturing tolerances, the critical
>alignment of bolting the unit to a block may not be exactly aligned due to
>the dowel pins in the block not being exact.  Most mfgs have offset dowel
>pins available that you can use to align the bellhousing perpendicular to
>the block insuring the transmission input shaft is dead-on straight with the
>crankshaft.
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>Good article at http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/clutches_etc.htm 
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>Dale 
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>From: Chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
>[mailto:Chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of steve502 at cox.net
>Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:29 PM
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>Cc: Michael Pell
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] The death of my 454
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>Thanks Mike,
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>Is a scatter shield the same as a SFI bellhousing or is it an additional
>piece of metal that is welded on top of the bellhousing?  
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>Also, What do you mean by "Dialing it in"?  I would hope the garage doing
>the install already knows this, but I am curious and would like to have some
>background before I ask them.
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>Thanks,
>Steve
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>---- Michael Pell <mjpell at prostreetcar.com> wrote: 
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>>Absolutely yes, buy a scattershield.  Your feet are far more expensive 
>>than a scattershield.  I've seen pics of cars pretty much torn in 1/2 
>>from an exploding flywheel and/or clutch.  Not good, and definately not 
>>worth the risk.
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>>Either a Lakewood or a McLeod.  In either case, you need to dial it in 
>>to ensure proper alignment.  The McLeod's tend be a bit better on 
>>alignment right out of the box.
>>And either will work with a GM TREMEC TKO-600.   It's designed to be a 
>>direct bolt in replacement for a Muncie (utilizing a 26 spline clutch 
>>disc).  Here's some swap details if you want/need more info:  
>>http://www.5speedtransmissions.com/3550_68-72abody.html
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>>Mike
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