a note on 904s and 727s

65s said
Okay man, in laymans terms, please help me to understand all this. Why do your feet get hurt when a tranny "explodes"? What comes up? What does a blanket mean? And how does a splatter shield work/fit? Can you put one on an automatic? Should you?

I have my nice little all stock original cable shifted 904 behind a 318, but hope to put it behind a 340 soon. I knew I would have to have it "beefed up" but what else should I be doing?

The scattershield (thick steel) helps to keep the exploding parts from coming through the floorboard and the blanket keeps alot of the exploding parts from spraying out from under the car and onto the track. As far as I know.