I have a lunati crank installed on an LT1 corvette and I was having problems with the flywheel and the starter... The flywheel is a bit bigger than the lt1 crank and thus the starter doesn't line up...

I was supposed to have a one peice rear main seal but, the guy I bought it from gave me a kit to install it on the LT1...

Any suggestions?? are there any special flywheels I can get? OR I just have to use a spacer or something???

 

I think I will measure up the distance I need and make a plate for the starter with an aluminum plate I got.. any other suggestions??

Thanks

 

If there's too much gap between the starter and flywheel teeth, you can fab up a spacer and get it to fit correctly. If the fit is too close, you can have the mating surface on the starter milled down.

 

That is what I am doing.. I wanted to know if there is any special flywheel for this kind of situation, since there was a kit (the one I used) to install it on the lt1

 

Your flywheel bolt circle diameter matches the bolt circle diamter of your 2pc seal crank? I ask b/c older 2pc cranks are 3.57 or 3.58" IIRC, and new stuff is right at 3". Even if it is, you may have clutch issues I believe b/c of the flywheel thickness or relative heights of the PP mounting surface & friction surface.. if that makes sense .

You'll likely just need a new flywheel meant to adapt 2pc cranks to late model trans/clutch setups & both Centerforce and Fidanza make them I believe .

http://www.aluminumflywheels.com/ is Fidanza's site & the p# you're looking for is 198661 I believe.

 

This is an auto...

I am using a flywheel for the 2pc cranks.. because the other one didn't line up with the bolts...

This one has a total diameter that is larger than the lt1 has.

 

LOL

You said flywheel instead of flexplate so I was thinkin' manual

 

OIC... I thought it was the same... IN spanish its the same name...

Anyways... That plate is just to crank the car... I believe.

 

PART#471529 is a 153 tooth 12 3/4 diameter flexplate for a 2 piece rear main seal. The stock diameter flexplate is 153 tooth 12 3/4 diameter on the LT1's. If you have the larger 168 tooth 14" diameter, you are gonna need a different starter.


EDIT' I should have asked. Since you put a new crank in your motor, did you have it balanced? If you did, did they balamce it to the bigger flexplate?

 

Which starter? got any part number? and from where is the part number you supplied?

Thanks

 

Well if your gonna go the starter route, I would buy a mini torque starter. The correct starter for the 168 tooth flywheel is larger and might cause some clearance problems. A mini torque has both bolt patterns for the small and large flywheels. I have seen guys selling brand new ones on ebay for 89.00 bucks. Or you can get these from summit as well.

The part number I gave you is a gm flywheel. I got the part number form one of my GM high po catalogs.