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I posted this question in another thread, but I didn't get a response. I had a hard time getting my quicktime bellhousing to center with the adjustable dowel pins. The measurements seemed inconsistent, so I focused on modifying the magnetic base and rod. I used two magnets for more stability. I still wasn't getting consistent measurements. I was getting frustrated, so I stopped working on my trans am project for a while. I recently focused on the run-out problem again. I think I figured out the problem. The bellhousing needs to move up and right. Well, a bolt is located next to the vertical side of the bellhousing. I tried using all bolts except the far right one to connect the bellhousing to the engine. For the first time, I got a measurement within specs. Has anyone encountered a similar problem? Did I overlook something in the directions? I'm not an expert mechanic, I'm surprised that quicktime would direct an owner to adjust the run-out when the design of the bellhousing prevents adjustments to begin with.
^^^Do you use that wicked 1st gen for Pro Touring/Ultimate Street Car, etc. events??
I have don't have much interest in the Ultimate Street Car series. I do some local SCCA autocross and NASA track days but I'm really working toward entering the Silver State Classic Challenge open road event and maybe the Virginia City Hill Climb. I have also spent a fair amount of time on the Tail of The Dragon in TN.
Here is a shot of the car on RT129 earlier this spring.
Last edited by TheJDMan; Sep 22, 2015 at 09:11 PM.
Thanks - I'm definitely going to need to do something different with the bellhousing bolts.
-The quicktime bellhousing is .024 inches off. That's well beyond the .005 limit. I have to get .021 offset dowel pins.
-All the mounting, measuring, removing of the bellhousing has weakened my aluminum engine block threads. I stripped one of the threads, and I wasn't using that much torque. I may need to heli-coil all the bellhousing bolt holes.
-I used a dremel on some of the bellhousing holes. It had to be done to get the bellhousing to move.
I've been messing with this for too long. I finally got some help. I kept thinking that I must be doing something wrong. The bellhousing can't be this far out of alignment. Well, it is that far.
Perhaps I shouldn't have asked for a price match when I ordered the quicktime. Makes me wonder if that price match guarantee means I got a defective bellhousing that was returned, re-boxed, and re-sold.
That sucks the QuickTime is so far off, you drop that much coin it should be spot on. It's not like you have a spare front trans plate laying around or want to take your trans apart. I guess if you want to play you have to pay.
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