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Anyone ever run a 383ci with the counter balance adapter & 158 tooth flexplate?

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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 11:01 PM
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From: Newark,NJ The state where racing on I 78 rules.
Anyone ever run a 383ci with the counter balance adapter & 158 tooth flexplate?

I just swapped my 305 for a 383roller setup. Has anyone ever tried a counter weight adapter that can be used to turn a stock (15? - 168 tooth) neutral flex plate into a 400sb style flex plate?

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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 11:23 PM
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Prior to going to the forged cranks, I ran the balance plates on stock 400 cranks with the small flexplate for several years in my dirt cars. As long as it's all balanced together there's nothing wrong with them. I ran for five years before going to forged cranks and never had a failure of the stock 400 crank. All engines were over 550 HP on alcohol and turned 7000 every night of racing.
As I said balance it all together and you won't have a problem.
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I think its a 153 tooth and the big one is 168 tooth
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Old Jun 7, 2001 | 01:06 AM
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From: Evansville,IN,USA
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hey, do you have pics of your tramaro, i would really like to see how it looks. my email is liljayV10@aol.com if you wanna shoot them to me. thanks

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Old Jun 7, 2001 | 08:05 AM
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From: Newark,NJ The state where racing on I 78 rules.
no pic yet,sorry
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