Help! Does position matter on externally balanced flexplate?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Help! Does position matter on externally balanced flexplate?
I bought Grandsportc3's AR 383 motor. He had a Tremek. I have a 2004r, so I had to buy a flexplate for the externally balanced 400 crank. Does it matter how it is positioned on the crank? Looks like the bolt holes match up no matter how I turn it. 
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I had my externally balanced motor balanced with the flywheel and harmonic balancer. When I ground a few thou off the shoulders of my rods to clear the cam I was thinkinig I might need to get the the motor re-balanced.
Not sure about your motor but on my notor if I changed flywheels I would have to get the whole motor re-balanced and especially if I went to a flexplate for an automatic.
Not sure about your motor but on my notor if I changed flywheels I would have to get the whole motor re-balanced and especially if I went to a flexplate for an automatic.
Last edited by MotorHead; Dec 12, 2004 at 04:10 PM.
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Originally Posted by 71roadster
A good machine shop should be able to match the balance of the new flex plate to the old flywheel. Otherwise you probably have to tear it down and get everything rebalanced.
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