Posted By: VoodooCLD
Scattershield on street driven E Body? - 04/02/12 08:04 PM
I'm working on a 440, 4 speed swap into my 73 challenger. I don't have a bellhousing yet, and i have a chance to get a lakewood scattershield with the block plate. This is going to be mostly a street driven car, but i want to be able to drive it hard. I'm shooting for 500-550 horsepower. Is it going to be a pain to get it to fit in the e body? will i have ground clearance issues (oklahoma has terrible roads)?
Since the scattersheild doesn't have an inspection cover, is this going to be a pain to inspect, set up a new clutch?
I'd be able to trade for some parts i already have. Total, it will cost me about a third of getting a new bellhousing from brewers.
Part of me is saying why not, its safer. But i'm not sure if it would help me get on the track. The SFI sticker says 2004, and if i had to trim the sides to clear the headers. It wouldn't be any good anyway. Will most tracks let you run 11.99 or faster with a scattershield even if the SFI is out of date, and possibly trimmed?
Since the scattersheild doesn't have an inspection cover, is this going to be a pain to inspect, set up a new clutch?
I'd be able to trade for some parts i already have. Total, it will cost me about a third of getting a new bellhousing from brewers.
Part of me is saying why not, its safer. But i'm not sure if it would help me get on the track. The SFI sticker says 2004, and if i had to trim the sides to clear the headers. It wouldn't be any good anyway. Will most tracks let you run 11.99 or faster with a scattershield even if the SFI is out of date, and possibly trimmed?