[Excaliber]

Why would a stock bell housing be any different with a top loader or a TKO?

Other than the improved protection you would get from an after market bell housing over an alloy one I don't see a problem.

"Back in the day" when flywheels were MUCH more likely to fail, the new scatter shield's and steel bell housing were really needed. Today a flywheel/clutch failure is very rare. OK, you can take the "never can be to safe" position, or not, just sayin'...

Anyone on here had a flywheel or clutch disintegration in the last few years? Any other car forum guys? The one or two examples I've seen of failures that were posted (with pics) were pretty radical setups with a questionable flywheel/clutch setup already. Like an 800 horse power monster at 7000 plus rpm running a stock or old flywheel which was questionable for street use, let alone for racing.

Sure, I run a steel bell housing myself, it came with the car. I also run a Hays after market flywheel. If I was building a car, I would consider an alloy stock bell housing. Avoids that whole alignment issue thing,,,