Does anyone know if there is a light weight flexplate for the AT cars like they have for the MT cars? I have not seen anything in any of the parts distributors i have looked thru, so i figured I would pose the general question. Is there any light weight flywheels/flexplates out there for the turbo AT cars?
AT flywheel/flexplate question
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Seeing how our cars tear the centres out of stock flew plates why would you make it lighter?
I actually double mine up with a second plate to prevent this happening.
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I actually double mine up with a second plate to prevent this happening.
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Nothing noted at 8300 rpm John 
I started doing this back in my BBC days after tearing a few drive plates to pieces.
I started doing this back in my BBC days after tearing a few drive plates to pieces.
Too bad someone doesn't make a small diameter converter to fit the A340E.
Damn chevy guys can buy 8" converters off the shelf.
Damn chevy guys can buy 8" converters off the shelf.
I wouldnt worry about lighting it. if you make it stronger it is better. i broke a stock one on a jeep. i would invest in a a tc and a shift kit.
Well I had never seen anything about destroying a flexplate, but that isnt to bad an idea. How do you set that up IJ? Are you just cutting the ring gear off the outside of the flexplate to bolt it up and weld it around the outside? My origional thought was to try and lower the weight in the rotating mass for acceleration, and faster revving. Im used to thicker flywheels SBC's so i wasn't sure how the 7m was setup in that mannor.
It's quite common to tear the centres out Raw.
I cut the ring gear off in the bandsaw then using the end off an old crank in the Lathe I turn it so it's true and neat, I then just bolt it through to the crank using ARP Bolts and I sourced some of the freak size converter bolts the right length.
No need to weld it, in the past I've done this and bolted a friction surface to it to make a flywheel for engines that never had a manual option with great success.
I cut the ring gear off in the bandsaw then using the end off an old crank in the Lathe I turn it so it's true and neat, I then just bolt it through to the crank using ARP Bolts and I sourced some of the freak size converter bolts the right length.
No need to weld it, in the past I've done this and bolted a friction surface to it to make a flywheel for engines that never had a manual option with great success.
i ripped the bolts in half that hold the flex plate on, that was fun getting those bolts out of the crank