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Old 02-11-2011, 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Caprimaniac View Post
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.
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