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Flash68 05-20-2012 12:43 AM

Magnesium bellhousing -- yes or no
 
Please weigh in.

Predictable responses:

"Do you like your feet?"

"Is weight savings worth it to you?"

Anything else? :D

FETorino 05-20-2012 12:52 AM

Uh WHY :question:

if your flywheel lets lose at 7k you'll lose more than your feet bud.:(

It's your body parts so I say the weight savings is definitely worth it. :rofl:

Flash68 05-20-2012 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 415288)
Uh WHY :question:

if your flywheel lets lose at 7k you'll lose more than your feet bud.:(

It's your body parts so I say the weight savings is definitely worth it. :rofl:

I guess I am curious what applications these make sense in then (yes, race cars). But do those cars have an extra layer of protection between the bell and the driver then? If not, why are they risking it and is a major failure common?

GregWeld 05-20-2012 07:57 AM

The higher the RPMs -- there will be a increasing risk of catastrophic failure.


If you're being paid millions to race and risk "everything" -- sure...

We're doing TRACK DAYS.... and paying for that privilege to boot! The compromise is building in a bit of reliability, and SAFETY, so we can continue to have fun.

Regardless of choice.... Drivers skills (seat time) will beat weight savings every time. :D

badmatt 05-20-2012 10:19 AM

I dunno, I went mag, Tilton says they put there rep on it being stronger than an aluminum piece...

Im still putting a blanket around mine... 75 bucks for a blanket compared to loosing my legs? cheap insurance..

Matt

PS: My aluminum bell (no throw out) is 11lbs.. my mag bell with the throw out 8.2lbs.. the mag bell looks cooler though..

Flash68 05-20-2012 10:50 AM

I should have mentioned we already have a magnesium bell in hand so that is part of the analysis here. The Tilton 7.25" triple is already going in no matter what. Rated to 930 ft lbs with a sub-10 lb flywheel.

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 415311)
The higher the RPMs -- there will be a increasing risk of catastrophic failure.


If you're being paid millions to race and risk "everything" -- sure...

We're doing TRACK DAYS.... and paying for that privilege to boot! The compromise is building in a bit of reliability, and SAFETY, so we can continue to have fun.

Regardless of choice.... Drivers skills (seat time) will beat weight savings every time. :D

Yeah I get that but I gotta think the high dollar teams and drivers using this setups must have some sort of protection built in. Nascar is pretty damn serious about safety these days and with all the wrecks and failures the cars seem to protect the drivers pretty darn well.

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Originally Posted by badmatt (Post 415330)
I dunno, I went mag, Tilton says they put there rep on it being stronger than an aluminum piece...

Im still putting a blanket around mine... 75 bucks for a blanket compared to loosing my legs? cheap insurance..

Matt

PS: My aluminum bell (no throw out) is 11lbs.. my mag bell with the throw out 8.2lbs.. the mag bell looks cooler though..

A blanket. Ok there's an idea. Who makes the blanket you have? I figured there had to be something like that but did not see any reference to the term "blanket."

Yep my research shows the following:

Steel 21 lbs
Alum 12 lbs
Mag 8 lbs

But again, we already have a mag bell with the clutch kit.

Thanks guys

badmatt 05-20-2012 11:44 AM

just the basic RCI trans blanket its SFI 4.1

buddy of mine has his glide blow apart... the blanket kept it contained perfectly.. and soaked up some fluid too! WIN WIN

MillerBuilt 05-20-2012 12:01 PM

If you are trying to save weight, stick with the Kevlar over the Ballistic Nylon.....more $ for the Kevlar but I assume you are in it for weight savings since the bell is Mag. :thumbsup:

Flash68 05-20-2012 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by badmatt (Post 415342)
just the basic RCI trans blanket its SFI 4.1

buddy of mine has his glide blow apart... the blanket kept it contained perfectly.. and soaked up some fluid too! WIN WIN

Cool. I'll have to consider this and research some more.

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Originally Posted by JSM (Post 415345)
If you are trying to save weight, stick with the Kevlar over the Ballistic Nylon.....more $ for the Kevlar but I assume you are in it for weight savings since the bell is Mag. :thumbsup:

Weight savings is nice but not a driving force over safety. If we didn't already have the mag bell, I'm not sure I'd go out and source one.

Thanks for the tip.

MillerBuilt 05-20-2012 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 415347)
Weight savings is nice but not a driving force over safety. If we didn't already have the mag bell, I'm not sure I'd go out and source one.

Thanks for the tip.

I completely agree, safety first! May wanna just shelf the mag and drop the necessary funds for a Quicktime?

I am not so sure a trans blanket is the correct application for the road course anyhow.....I am thinking the blanket will trap heat and raise tranny temps?


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