My Mach 1 51 Report post Posted May 16, 2017 Hi all, I'm contemplating putting a steel bellhousing in my Mach 1 and was looking for some opinions of if its worth it or not? I mean do clutches really blow up if I buy a good quality clutch like Valeo or Spec? My 351W dynoed at 435 hp and 430tq at the flywheel. And it's looking like I'm going to install a Paxton Novi 1200 this summer. So what do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsanter 158 Report post Posted May 16, 2017 Yes they do. generally when launching when drag racing. if you are not drag racing or no doing it much then you don't need a scatter shield. a friend that we put a pumped 5.0 and T5 in his 67 had a clutch disc fail. Only had the original aluminum belhousing and it was contained inside. The inside of the belhousing has many markings of schrapnel. Where you would really have the problem is if the pressure plate failed as well. When those break apart you have a lot of chunks with weight flying around so short story is you only need it in rare occasion if launching hard. bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
