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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Steve Wood on April 19 2011, 03:06:35 PM

Title: flexplate
Post by: Steve Wood on April 19 2011, 03:06:35 PM
get hard to find one for the Buicks.  Most are listed for both na and turbo cars...origina lly, the turbo was a bit heavier.  Not sure if the balance was different or not given that the turbo cars had heavier pistons.  Most say not.

Pioneer lists a separate number for the turbo cars and that is what Webber sells.  Twenty cheaper on Amazon.

Mike is out of the CAT sfi rated oriental specials.

Someone selling a so called sfi unit on ebay for 40$....hmmmmmmmmm

gonna go the Pioneer route, I think.  Kinda hate to go used in case I get one that has been abused like mine :D

On another note, I just noticed my Hotchkis bars for the challenger are for an A body and not an E body Challenger...L OL   so goes the car life.
Title: Re: flexplate
Post by: gbsean on April 19 2011, 07:30:52 PM
I got mine from Rock Auto...
Title: flexplate
Post by: Wrecked Em on April 19 2011, 07:55:51 PM
If you get in a pinch, I have one from the 87 available. It only has 120k miles on it.
Title: flexplate
Post by: ULYCYC on April 19 2011, 08:33:03 PM
Dorman pn#04336 is real close to oem
Title: flexplate
Post by: Steve Wood on April 19 2011, 09:41:16 PM
Sean...having not having seen them side by side, it is hard to know for sure, but, those are the universal replacements whereas pioneer has one specifically for the turbo cars.

I started to go with the Dorman from the Rock, but, decided to chase the pioneer down.
Title: flexplate
Post by: Steve Wood on April 26 2011, 10:11:06 PM
so the old plate had a hair line crack from hole to hole to hole....all the way around.   I guess one good stomp of the pedal would have separated the crank from the plate.

Now that I don't hear the noise, I hear a pad grinding into the rotor.  Meant to check them a couple of years ago.

Wanted a pair of EBC rotors and Yellowstuff pads but after comparing $350 for that against about a $100 for a good Raybestos rotor and pads.....I went that way.
Title: flexplate
Post by: SuperSix on April 26 2011, 11:15:24 PM
Sounds like a solid plan.
Title: flexplate
Post by: Steve Wood on April 26 2011, 11:47:09 PM
there is little that is solid in my planning...it seems to be dependent upon how hard I resist temptation
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