Do I need a Blanket/Shield??? Help make me SAFE!???
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Do I need a Blanket/Shield??? Help make me SAFE!??? OOOOk Im confused. I have ordered a RCI tranny blanket-I do not have a scatter shield or a flex plate shied. Ive heard everything from "your car is too slow to worry about having a shield" runs-7's in the 8th to "those 727's blow apart all the time in first gear". I also opted for a blankey over a shield as I understand the shields can also explode and put you in a nice little oil cockpit fire. I LIKE my feet/toes and legs 
and I like the track officials-how can I be as safe as possible?????? ADVICE Please!!!
Thanks! Cynthia
and I like the track officials-how can I be as safe as possible?????? ADVICE Please!!! Thanks! Cynthia
IMO it depends on what you're doing with the car.
I haven't heard of any 4L60E's exploding. Flexplates, yes. The actual trans, no.
Clutches, yes. TH400's / TH350's, yes.
But if you're spinning high, I'd run a blanket or a shield (shields let heat out better, but are more difficult to install). I run a blanket on my M6 bellhousing, along with an SFI-rated clutch. If you're very worried about explosions with your automatic, run an SFI rated flexplate as well.
Can you run at most tracks without this equipment? Yes. Does it make me feel safer knowing I have a kevlar blanket and an SFI rated clutch when doing a 6500 RPM 2-step clutch dump on slicks? Yes. Likely you don't *have* to have it, but safety equipment is always a good idea.
I haven't heard of any 4L60E's exploding. Flexplates, yes. The actual trans, no.
Clutches, yes. TH400's / TH350's, yes.
But if you're spinning high, I'd run a blanket or a shield (shields let heat out better, but are more difficult to install). I run a blanket on my M6 bellhousing, along with an SFI-rated clutch. If you're very worried about explosions with your automatic, run an SFI rated flexplate as well.
Can you run at most tracks without this equipment? Yes. Does it make me feel safer knowing I have a kevlar blanket and an SFI rated clutch when doing a 6500 RPM 2-step clutch dump on slicks? Yes. Likely you don't *have* to have it, but safety equipment is always a good idea.
i pu the blanket on my T56 and the install wasnt that bad.
after watching somebody clutch explode on the track, i thought it might be a good idea.
i only do 5k clutch drops though.
after watching somebody clutch explode on the track, i thought it might be a good idea.
i only do 5k clutch drops though.
