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Flex Plate Question

Posted By: 6PAX

Flex Plate Question - 06/05/23 02:37 PM

I've been planning on using a factory 764 torque converter with the 727 on my 400/470. Some years back I bought a new MP SFI rated flex plate which I had not used yet so I thought I would use it finally with this engine/trans. I hadn't noticed till yesterday that the flex plate has 7/16" bolt holes and the lugs on the torque converter are 5/16". I would rather use another flex plate than invest in another torque converter so my question is, would a factory flex plate (the original from the 400 which I have) be o.k. to use with this engine/trans. combo or is the motor going to have too much power for a factory flex plate? If I shouldn't use a factory plate, does anyone make a flex plate for higher horsepower applications that has 5/16" bolt holes? The car will be street driven only as I have no plans to take the car racing at the track.
Posted By: John_Kunkel

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/05/23 04:42 PM


IMO, the factory flexplate will be just fine. The B&M #10230 has multiple bolt holes for both bolt circles and the large and small bolts.
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/05/23 05:19 PM

Mopar made three different 6 bolts for the crankshafts stock production flex plates, 12.0 inch with the 5/16 bolt and a 11.0 with the same bolts as well as a 11.0 with the lager 7/16 bolts for the Hi Po motors like the 426 M.W and 440 magnums with the smaller 11.0 inch Hi Po converters.
A lot of the early, pre1969 I think, Hi Po 375 HP 440 motors came with the 12.0 inch converters with the smaller 5/16 converter bolts also confused
Posted By: 6PAX

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/06/23 11:36 PM

Well, I was going to go with the factory flex plate but it turns out the bolt pattern doesn't match the converter. The bolt holes are 11" apart on the plate and 10" on the converter so I guess I will have to buy another flex plate afterall.
Posted By: 6PAX

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/07/23 12:52 PM

Has anyone had any experience with PRW flexplates?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/pqx-1831800

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/pqx-1844010
Posted By: randavis

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/07/23 03:37 PM

I have a PRW on my 511" RB. It's an 8 bolt crank. The flex plate has holes for about any converter out there. It's been on there since 2021. No issues with it.
Posted By: A727Tflite

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/07/23 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by 6PAX


The 1831800 looks like it might be a B & M copy.
Posted By: moparx

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/07/23 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Transman
Originally Posted by 6PAX


The 1831800 looks like it might be a B & M copy.



that was my thought as well.
beer
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/07/23 07:06 PM

you have a PM from me on this scope up whistling
Posted By: 6PAX

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/09/23 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by randavis
I have a PRW on my 511" RB. It's an 8 bolt crank. The flex plate has holes for about any converter out there. It's been on there since 2021. No issues with it.


Which PRW plate do you have?
Posted By: randavis

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/09/23 04:09 PM

P/N 1841310 Platinum series. It's SFI spec 29.1 rated for 3 years.
Posted By: 6PAX

Re: Flex Plate Question - 06/09/23 04:15 PM

Thanks.
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