LS-ONE_DAY

I want to get an SFI approved flexplate for my car when I do the converter next month but can anyone tell me why there are such large price differences between them? I've been LSx SFI flexplates anywhere from $85 - $250 and I have no idea why there is such a big gap.

01ssreda4

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They have cheap versions, and expensive versions without much inbetween unless its a cheapie marked up. Just whats available.

LS-ONE_DAY

B&M is the cheapest I've seen, $85, Yank is $10 more. I haven't heard from Greg yet about how much his are at FTI (I'm getting an FTI converter), does Yank seem to have the best value-to-performance ratio for their flexplate?

mjs1012

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I have the one from yank

squirlNUTZ

I orderd a B&M and new ARP bolts. My
stocker got bent when pump exploded. I think I paid $120.00 for everything

01ssreda4

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The cheap one is a CAT (china) very popular to rebadge or possibly a Pioneer, which they sell a lot of at the auto parts stores.

LS-ONE_DAY

If it's SFI approved though, wouldn't that mean that it has been quality tested?

spy2520

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Probably means ONE of them got tested, which doesn't say much about the rest.

LS-ONE_DAY

Haha good point. I would say Yank is a safe enough bet, I'll have to get in contact with them

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

For reference, this is what the Cat Power looks like: Notice the trademark peanut shaped holes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-LS1-LS6-S...#ht_1681wt_778

This is a Pioneer brand thats rebadged a lot and also sold under the Hughes name for a lot more$$:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRW-GM-LS1-L...#ht_3688wt_778

And the TCI appears to be unique from the rest.

LS-ONE_DAY

Interesting, the one on Yank's site has the peanut shape and so does Circle-D...

Would that mean that the steel one you posted from ebay would be a better choice?

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

The Peanut shaped ones are made by CAT Power in china. Their SFI rating was legit when I checked when I was in the market for a flexplate. They are rebadged and sold by tons of vendors. I would recommend buying from a sponsor if possible. The links were for reference only.

LS-ONE_DAY

Yeah, I was going to get the Yank with the peanut shape but after shipping it's cheaper to get one from Speed Inc. Problem is it costs $99.99 and they offer free shipping so I'm waiting to hear if they'll give me that penny lol

LS-ONE_DAY

Question guys, obviously a flexplate is relatively cheap insurnace but should I spend $100 on a flexplate when my car only has 26k miles on it?

squirlNUTZ

You will also need to replace the bolts.
Btw, my B&M didn't quite fit my converter. The elongated hole, or peanut shaped, caused some issues. I already had the converter bolted to my factory plate so that's not issue. The damn holes were off on the plate. I had two of them in with thread locker and could not get the third one in. I used a dremel and made them fit. But then had to chase the converter bolts. All in/under the car.
Bet your *** next time I'll make damn sure it all bolt togather before I put it in!
If your changing the plate, you will also need to, or should imo, change the bolts to the crank, and converter

LS-ONE_DAY

part numbers?

That sucks. Maybe I'll just keep the stock one then and reuse the stock bolts

squirlNUTZ

I don't think you can reuse the 6 bolts that go from plate to crank.

01ssreda4

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Yes you can.

LS-ONE_DAY

If my plate is fine with 26k I'll save the $100. I'm already $450 over budget on stuff anyway lol