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Iam building the 352 Cobra Jet and what is the opinion of using motor plates in this application. Pros and cons.
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Use the centered front plate, not the offset plate. Racecraft and ATF make a plate for either using the OEM timing cover or Jesel Belt. They also make a plate if using the 1994-1995 timing cover, which it is different than the earlier engines. https://www.racecraft.com/motorplates-c-284/ https://www.atfspeed.com/14-Inch-Thick_c_365.html |
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Theres no cons. You support the engine front and back which takes alot of stress off the block. Ties the front together. And with the motor mounts removed, it increases header clearance. Taking the engine in and out is easier too. You can mount things on the plate like a coil or whatever have you.
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Do they make a special starter for proper engagement to the flex plate or am i over thinking this? I would need spacers for the torque converter spacing which is no problem and i would need to recheck the driveshaft for fitment also. Anything else?
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Good idea. The engine already has a 1/16 block plate so just leave it out and add a 1/8 plate to it.
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1/8" is too thick in my opinion, my Comp Engineering mid plate is the same thickness as my factory block plate. It came with a spacer to bolt behind the flex plate to.bring the trans/flexplate and started back to the original alignment. I'm gonna say its no thicker than .062.
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"Snouts" (hubs) on converters are changed routinely, but "long" converters are usually built by adding a button to the pilot and using spacers on the mounting tabs. This way they can be brought back to OEM stack height more easily ;-)
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