Reactor Flexplate Beware of this manufacturer !!!!

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

The best place to get the correct Reactor flexplate is from Coan racing transmissions.

What is different about it? (Reactor)

[Rich67stang]

Reactor flexplates are Aluminum, I have had good luck for 10 years with them until
this past season and blew one in half @ 10k rpm. They should be changed very frequently. I went to a Meziere steel.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Rich67stang

Reactor flexplates are Aluminum, I have had good luck for 10 years with them until
this past season and blew one in half @ 10k rpm. They should be changed very frequently. I went to a Meziere steel.

I believe you got your money's worth using it for 10 years @ 10K RPM!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Rich67stang

Reactor flexplates are Aluminum, I have had good luck for 10 years with them until
this past season and blew one in half @ 10k rpm. They should be changed very frequently. I went to a Meziere steel.

Don't think that would be a problem with a Pontiac.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Don't think that would be a problem with a Pontiac.

I should help dampen the frequencies of that heavy, big stroke crankshaft.

[Ed Wright]

10,000 RPM shouldn't be a problem. :-)

[Tom Goldman]

I've seen the results from one that came apart shortly after it had been recertified.
The allen bolts that retain the ring gear failed and the ring gear came apart at the butt weld slicing thru the headers and frame rails of a roadster like the were made of butter.
Ive seen similar failures on steel wheels at the butt weld if it is not where an attaching weld is located ,but never with such devestating results.
I would never use one on my cars.

[Ed Wright]

As light as my steel TCI flex plate is, I just don't see a measurable gain from an aluminum version.

[nolongerracing]

Ever hear Rink's Pontiac in the water box!! LOL

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Don't think that would be a problem with a Pontiac.

[B Aceves]

I had no idea that Coan sells the Reactor, i was dealing direct and i must say that even when i sent my stock flexplate back with the first Reactor that was wrong and it came back to me still wrong im really concerned about using it period. Trying to communicate with this guy and him telling me he is sorry he is not as perfect as me i just can't see how people stay in business with customer service like that.
I had plans to help this guy try and sell a few Alum Pontiac flexplates to some other Pontiac racers and now I'm going to discourage Pontiac racers from buying anything from this Bozzo !!!
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