What bellhousing do I need?
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Drifting
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What bellhousing do I need?
Clutch exploded and bellhousing is gone. After replacing the clutch, which bellhousing would I need for a C5 Z06 with a LS2 motor? Part # if possible. Thanks.
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St. Jude Donor '08
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If you are doing any racing, it is cheap insurance against injury or vehicular damage.
Even on a no-racing application, since the car is already apart, it is not a bad idea, however, I could understand the reluctance to install one if the car is to be kept stock, and if the clutch fragmentation was a freak occurence.
Dr Chill,
Keep in mind that a blowshield for our cars is about $450 or so, just in case you are considering it.
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St. Jude Donor '08
It replaces the bellhousing with a heavy metal enclosure. You're were lucky that your car wasn't totaled from the clutch explosion.
Can you provide more info on what happened, as I am curious ?
Most clutch explosion take out the firewall and windshield are and cut a bunch of the wiring harnesses.
Can you provide more info on what happened, as I am curious ?
Most clutch explosion take out the firewall and windshield are and cut a bunch of the wiring harnesses.
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Running at the new Palm Beach Intl Raceway formerly Moroso I was experiencing slippage with my Cartek clutch shifting to 4th gear and I tried to be very gentle but when going down the back straight at about 100-110 mph I shifted to 4th around 6200 rpm and boom!!! Metal pieces all over the track, my shifter jumped about 3 inches, cluth pedal went to the floor. A metal bracket holding my oil catch can up front in my engine compartment snapped. I did feel the flying fragments hit the underside of the floor, but there was no entry into the passenger area.
Any idea where to get a scattershield at a decent price?
Any idea where to get a scattershield at a decent price?
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St. Jude Donor '08
Running at the new Palm Beach Intl Raceway formerly Moroso I was experiencing slippage with my Cartek clutch shifting to 4th gear and I tried to be very gentle but when going down the back straight at about 100-110 mph I shifted to 4th around 6200 rpm and boom!!! Metal pieces all over the track, my shifter jumped about 3 inches, cluth pedal went to the floor. A metal bracket holding my oil catch can up front in my engine compartment snapped. I did feel the flying fragments hit the underside of the floor, but there was no entry into the passenger area.
Any idea where to get a scattershield at a decent price?
Any idea where to get a scattershield at a decent price?
You seem to have gotten off lucky as most cars a severely damaged by an incident like this one.
Just glad you came out unscathed.
