Flex plate balancing?
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Flex plate balancing?
If you put a balanced assembly(pistons,rods, crank) into your LT1 or LS1 , is
the stock flexplate ok to reuse? I know that the harmonic balancer/damper is neutrally balanced, but is the flex plate? If not, should it be neutrally balanced apart from the rotating assembly as the balancer/damper is?
the stock flexplate ok to reuse? I know that the harmonic balancer/damper is neutrally balanced, but is the flex plate? If not, should it be neutrally balanced apart from the rotating assembly as the balancer/damper is?
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Are we talking flex plate of flywheel? Flywheels need to balanced with the clutch/pressureplate assembly. Flex plates come neutrally balanced and only weigh a couple pounds unlike a flywheel.
Dan
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Originally Posted by Yank
John, the factory flexplate is 0 balance and will interchange with all engines of that type. Aftermarket flexplates are close but not perfect in balance and you must balance with the engine for over 6000 rpm use!
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Whoops, sorry for the misspell there. It is a flex plate (auto tranny) I am writing about. If it is neutrally balanced from the factory, why is there a small weight
tacked/welded onto it?
tacked/welded onto it?
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Originally Posted by Blacker
I have been thinking about the TCI Flexplate but, not sure if $200 is money well spent. My stock flexplate looks fine and I will be spinning the motor to 6,600 rpm.
I have an 01 Z28, and changed the flexplate to a TCI SF29 unit when I upgraded the TC.
SteveC