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Originally Posted by Cobrabill
No,this question IS NOT similiar to shoulder belts & helmets when riding a M/C.Better materials,processes and attitudes(re-using questionable fasteners)make a scatter shield un-needed for a STREET car.As an example McLeods Street twin is guarranteed to 9000 rpm & 1400 HP.At 530 HP & 6500 rpm limited,it(the clutch) doesn't even know it's out of the box.
If you're still nervous,throw a trans blanket on it.It won't stop a flywheel but it will bag clutch parts.
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I agree with X on this one. Years ago I grenaded a clutch with a close to stock Boss 302 whipping it up a freeway on ramp. Granted watching the tach needle bounce off of 8k with a Boss isn't the pucker factor that it is with a big block, but the result can be the same. Whether that result is just a ventilated bell housing or a ventilated person is just a matter chance and chaos theory. Since that clutch 15 years ago any engine that I play with gets a scatter shield, as will my new BDR. The economies of scale just don’t ad up.
Steve