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Oct 31, 2002 | 10:30 PM

Marty'82T/A406

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flexplate question

I am swiching over from a manual to an auto and I was wondering what flex ple I'll need (168or 153). The tranny I'm putting in is a th 350 that was in a 3rd gen. the car is a 82 t/a

Nov 1, 2002 | 02:28 PM

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count hoe many teeth your flywheel is and get a flex plate of the same teeth.

Nov 1, 2002 | 08:16 PM

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Really depends on what your starter needs, some aftermarket starters don't care which fp they get used with.

Nov 2, 2002 | 06:29 AM

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Originally posted by Fast3rdGen
count hoe many teeth your flywheel is and get a flex plate of the same teeth.

Don't go counting teeth, just measure the diameter. 153 tooth are just about 12 1/4 inch across and 168 tooth are 14 inches across.

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