flexplate doesnt line up with trq converter?

[glanzergtx]

i got my 98gtp motor pulled and got the NIC cam in and received my tranny from Tim King and i go to bolt it up today and the flexplate bolts wont line up. did the flexplates change from 97-98 to 99+?? they are off by so much it would be really tough starting them. any ideas?

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Re: fly wheel doesnt line up with trq converter?

are you talking flywheel to engine or flywheel to converter

 

[glanzergtx]

Re: fly wheel doesnt line up with trq converter?

are you talking flywheel to engine or flywheel to converter

to the converter where the 3 bolts they bolt on to the trq converter

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

i though 97-03 was the same and 04+ was dif i could be wrong

 

[TheOtherNick]

the hd and non hd trannys have different converters that use different flex plates.

 

[minichopper6hp]

Being that it was from tim king, he probably put a 245mm race converter int there, you need an l36 flexplate.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

ahh that makes sense

 

[Scimmia]

There are two different bolt patterns, 245mm and 258mm (this is not L36 vs L67 or HD vs non-HD, it was dependant on the car). If you have a torque converter with a 245mm bolt pattern, you need a flexplate to match. There were no L67s that came with the 245mm bolt pattern AFAIK, so you would need to have one drilled. I would NOT suggest getting a flexplate from an L36 that has the right bolt pattern, the plates are weighted differently.