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Yeah i was gonna say 40-50 is a bit high and I figured someone would have one for 20 or so

i know jon they are just used for the same thing just different applications i was just staing the only aftermarket light weight flexplate or flywheel is only made for flywheel

o well is anyone selling one?
im interested

The weight of the flexplate is not very important. Even shaving 2 lbs, you still have a 40-60 lb torque converter to spin. Looking into a lighter converter or one that holds less fluid is going to help more.

Barry wrote:The weight of the flexplate is not very important. Even shaving 2 lbs, you still have a 40-60 lb torque converter to spin. Looking into a lighter converter or one that holds less fluid is going to help more.

Lots of guys on NastyZ run 8" converters for that reason. The converter is lighter, but the wet weight is significantly lighter. I noticed that when I went to an alum radiator on the Camaro that was smaller than stock.

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KFLO 93 GT wrote:Slinky - if you want one so badly... I've pretty sure the one from my 04 3400 is hanging in my shop. Pay $20 plus $10 to ship and its yours.

Barry wrote:The weight of the flexplate is not very important. Even shaving 2 lbs, you still have a 40-60 lb torque converter to spin. Looking into a lighter converter or one that holds less fluid is going to help more.

If you have ever worked on any race application you will realize that 2lbs does matter a lot. Granted I do not believe that it is that much of a difference. If it didn't why would people count ounces when it comes to spring retainers and locks.

3X00-Modified wrote:

Barry wrote:The weight of the flexplate is not very important. Even shaving 2 lbs, you still have a 40-60 lb torque converter to spin. Looking into a lighter converter or one that holds less fluid is going to help more.

If you have ever worked on any race application you will realize that 2lbs does matter a lot. Granted I do not believe that it is that much of a difference. If it didn't why would people count ounces when it comes to spring retainers and locks.

Spring retainers & locks have to go move both ways, so you do not want them to store energy. A flywheel/pressure plate or flexplate/torque converter move in only one direction and in most applications the stored energy is valuable.