just bc its got a big motor, loose converter doesnt mean i dont drive it i drive it EVERYWHERE, except work lol. thats what the W/t is for

 

If you can afford it,get a billet CSR from FTI Convertors,http://fticonverters.com/,they are a sponsor on tech and offer free shipping for members.Price is $280 to your door!!!Only other billet flexplate I have seen is in the $400 range plus shipping.

 

why go billet? i understand stronger, lighter..but whats the "pros" and "cons" of it

 

um... thats why u would go billet, cause its stronger and lighter...


LOL!!!!!

 

Major ****** bummer!

 

never knew you could crack a flywheel, ive heard of flexplates cracking thou

sucks about your luck, but makes me curious to why only some ppl are having fly wheel issues and others arent

 

Are the 80Es plagued with similar issues? Starting to get parts together for an 80E swap on my triple S, don't want to go through this drama and since I will need the different flexplate anyway it might be worth it to upgrade.

 

yeah flex plate sorry. flywheel is for a standard duh

i dunno about the 80e.

 

I used a SFI flexplate with my 60 and 80 both. I have heard of fewer 80E flexplate failures but they still break. IMO if you've got it apart there's no reason not to swap one in. I got one from Yank when I ordered my last converter for a little additional cost.

 

For years Ive read of people cracking these things and Im still on my stock flexplate after 5 motors, and twice that many transmissions. With big stalls, little stalls, big hp, little hp, and still no problems. and the damn thing is 10 years old and has almost 200K miles on it. With that said I bought a tci flexplate to throw on at some point in time since it was used and cheap.