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Size of Motor plate for a 582 w/nitrous??

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Old 09-26-2010, 09:24 PM
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I am starting my dream build and was wondering how thick of motor plate should i put in my 4th gen TA with a Shaffiroff 582?? 1/4 or thicker?? one or two piece??

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Old 09-27-2010, 06:19 AM
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Front or mid?

Front plates of normally 1/4 aluminum while the mid is normally 1/8 steel.
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Front plate, whats better one or two piece??

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I like the one piece plates better, but that's just my opinion. Sounds like a nice project, I have a 13:1 475 BBC making 1040 on a 350 shot in my boat that might get pulled out if I put a LSx in the boat



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