Flexplate

PA Stroker · Feb 9, 2013

im about 99% sure i broke my flex plate, the question i have is this a common occurrence and should i just put a stock one back in or should i get a billet one?
Also i try to get a video of it tomorrow so you guys can here it. I was down at my buddies garage with him and he said its the same nosie that a chevey gasser was making and that had a broken flex plate also. Sorry for the long post.

MINK · Feb 9, 2013

Might aswell upgrade now - it is a common issue

PA Stroker · Feb 9, 2013

who's the best to go with for an upgraded one?

under pressure · Feb 9, 2013

Signature denotes a lil hp...... time to upgrade sounds like.

PA Stroker · Feb 9, 2013

yea I haven't had it one the dyno yet. i just put the bts in and when I did i checked out the flex plate and it was fine. Guess its time to pull the tranny again....... I broke the input shaft on the $300 junkyard tranny i had before lol

under pressure · Feb 9, 2013

WOP's old trucks ran Cryo'ed stock plates. Something to look into. They were affordable as well.

PA Stroker · Feb 9, 2013

That might be the route i go. I'm not liking the prices on the billet ones lol.

under pressure · Feb 9, 2013

Me either ! If you can get a stock one and find a place to cryo, WOP back in the day had them under 200$

IF A VENDOR IS READING THIS! THEY SHOULD TRY AND OFFER THIS PART TO US

dentexpowerstroke · Feb 9, 2013

The flexplate can break due to bad starter alignment, there are guys that pushed much more power on a stock flexplate.

PA Stroker · Feb 9, 2013

ill have to look at that i did crack when i started it today...

under pressure · Feb 9, 2013

Starter alignment ? It only goes in one way, with two bolts holding it in.
Please explain, i am unaware of its alignment unless it manufactured wrong..
Ive been through 3 starters in five years

4.0l sahara · Feb 10, 2013

Precision industries Has a billet plate for the 7.3. I think you have to call them not sure they list it on there site.

02BigD · Feb 10, 2013

Always an interesting topic when this comes up. Just a thought on some of the high hp trucks that that have been mentioned which ran a cryo'd flexplate, majority were lighter weight sclb trucks. My experience with a brand new cryo'd flexplate, was failure before 20,000 miles, at 588hp on an 8200 lb ccsb dd.

Billet has been in for 10k, with no issues. Carson Stauffer had made it, don't know if he still is producing them.

under pressure · Feb 10, 2013

What year was ur 8200 lb truck ?
My 03 ccsb last week, 7200 lb with me in it and just over 1/4 tank of fuel.

02BigD · Feb 10, 2013

02. That was full tank and me in it.

under pressure · Feb 10, 2013

02BigD said:
02. That was full tank and me in it.

Copy, i was suprised of a 1000 lb. diff.

Back to FLEX PLATES

Powerstroked162 · Feb 10, 2013

under pressure said:
Me either ! If you can get a stock one and find a place to cryo, WOP back in the day had them under 200$

IF A VENDOR IS READING THIS! THEY SHOULD TRY AND OFFER THIS PART TO US

I have a cryo'd flex plate on my shelf

.

PA Stroker · Feb 10, 2013

how much?

Ron's Power Stroke · Feb 10, 2013

Powerstroked162 said:
I have a cryo'd flex plate on my shelf

.

how much?? i already got a new oem flex plate still in the box...can you get it cryo'd for me??

bigfords · Feb 10, 2013

My flexplate just broke back in November...didn't see too many other options aftermarket. I put a factory plate back in. I think I paid $150 or so for the plate, and that was on discount at a Ford dealer.