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Billet Flexplate #2344399
07/27/17 04:44 PM
07/27/17 04:44 PM
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Blue Ridge, VA
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What's the opinion on a billet flexplate? Seems to go against the term "flex". I will need new ones for both my R3/W8 and KB/B1-MC engines, looking at Meziere billet or ATI Superplate.


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Re: Billet Flexplate [Re: Plumb Wired] #2344411
07/27/17 05:24 PM
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I run the Meziere very nice flex plate. Beats the JW wheel that will come apart.


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Re: Billet Flexplate [Re: Plumb Wired] #2344447
07/27/17 07:00 PM
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I would guess the "flex" is there for a reason: so that absolute perfect lateral alignment isn't needed.
Remember: the difference between a slant 6 plate and a hemi plate isn't the material, it's the fasteners.


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Re: Billet Flexplate [Re: Plumb Wired] #2344737
07/28/17 10:24 AM
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The meziere is super nice. Jw has a billet wheel, that is actually for the money a nice piece. The coming apart of the original, non billet wheel is long since over with. Their normal non billet wheel works fine too.

Re: Billet Flexplate [Re: dthemi] #2344868
07/28/17 03:15 PM
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My JW Wheel had 1-1/2 season on it 2 years ago when it blew a chunk of ring gear off of it. So no there non-billet is junk no one should buy one
Forest had one come apart last year too. If you are running a JW wheel good luck to you.


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Re: Billet Flexplate [Re: JD Dart] #2344966
07/28/17 07:18 PM
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I lost 2 JW flexplates in less that 12 months. I was surpised to hear from them after the 2nd that they know they aren't very strong, but they do offer a Billet. Sure wish I would have know that after the first rather than the 2nd which in turn took out my tranny cooler lines

I bought the Meziere billet fleplate and their starter...







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