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lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 04:48 PM
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lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

Do i need 153 tooth or a 168 tooth flywheel?

I already have an externally balanced crank/rods/pistons

Also Anything special i should know about the front end balancer? I know it needs to be one compatible with a 3.75 stroke crank but anything else?
Old Apr 28, 2015 | 07:34 PM
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Re: lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

The piece on the front of an LT1 should a neutral balanced harmonic damper. Not a balancer.

If your rotating assembly is externally balanced, they should have balanced it based on the standard balance weight on an LT1 flywheel or flexplate. Probably would have been a good idea to provide them with the flywheel.

Might be worth checking with the shop that balanced it.
Old Apr 28, 2015 | 07:40 PM
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Re: lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

Well it hasnt been balanced yet because im planing on bringing the flywheel and dampner with me to have it balanced. Can i use the syock flywheel or stock dampner with the 383 crank?

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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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Re: lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

I was under the impression that when you stroke a 350 they use the flexplate and dampner when balancing the engine because a 400 crank is externally balanced
Old Apr 28, 2015 | 09:50 PM
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Re: lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

Stock LT1 flywheel has 153 teeth.
Old Apr 29, 2015 | 08:16 AM
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Re: lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

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I was under the impression that when you stroke a 350 they use the flexplate and dampner when balancing the engine because a 400 crank is externally balanced
You don't stroke an LT1 with a 400 crankshaft - they are all 2-piece RMS since they date back to 1980 at the latest. You stroke it with an aftermarket crank with a 1-piece RMS, unless you want to go to the trouble of installing a 2-piece RMS adapter in your LT1 block. A stock LT1 rotating assembly is set up with the neutral balance damper on the front, and a weight flywheel or flexplate on the back. Are you sure your engine is externally balanced? Many stroker builds are done using internal balance.
Old Apr 29, 2015 | 08:31 AM
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Re: lt1 383stroke. 153 or 168 tooth flywheel?

Its an externally balanced stroker kiti purchased

Thanks for all the info
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