chrs1313

iTrader: (24)

Yeah i am another victim of the powercoating wearing off and losening the bolts. I ground down the coating on the holes that the converter attached to just not the 6 that connect the flexplate to the engine...guess with ones came lose...yup all 6 were lose to the finger touch...so just a heads you to anyone out there that might look past this, take away the coating from every single hole...just a poor design part by tci, oh well lesson learned at least it wasn't a rod knock like it sounded like...it really sounded horrible...

Kevin Winstead

Chris,
I'm sorry to hear that you had a problem with the flexplate. We actually stopped powdercoating the flexplate 1 1/2 years ago. The new E-coating doesn't have the problem that the old powdercoating did.
Kevin

chrs1313

iTrader: (24)

yeah its okay...dropped the trans and put it back in not that bad just those damn bellhousing bolts can be fun...

Slow Z28

iTrader: (19)

wow, when i took mine apart, i had no problems whatsoever with my "old" design TCI. never ground off anything. whew, i lucked out then, haha.

LSXNV

iTrader: (1)

hey Kevin, what is the purpose of the coating? oh, and off subject, do you all have sfi flexplates for traditional pontiacs? feel free to pm me.

Kevin Winstead

The only purpose for the coating is to prevent corrosion. The only Pontiac flywheel that we offer is an adapter plate flywheel that we sell which allows you to bolt a Chevy style trans/converter to the Pontiac.
Kevin