thx for the response. what do i do about my stall converter? will it still fit? all i need is a new flexplate and spacer right?
thx for the response. what do i do about my stall converter? will it still fit? all i need is a new flexplate and spacer right?
you can use the flexplate that comes with the engine, you will just have to bore the holes out into an oval in order to use your stock torque converter. As fas a spacer for the flex plate i think you only need that if you are using a 6.0. If im not mistaken the 5.3 and 5.7 flavors dont need one.
1993 GMC Yukon GT, 6.0 vortec, head work, no cats, cai, HpTuned by me, jasper lvl2 4l65e, nbs brake conversion
I just managed to get my 2001 5.3 sitting on the motor mounts of my '96 Tahoe Sport with the old transmission and torque converter attached.
After buying the $60 spacer and 6 $4 bolts to get either the old flat flexplate or the 2001 dished flexplate to fit, I called S&P and found out that there is a part number for a flexplate that has the spacer pressed in and includes the bolts. It seems to have worked perfectly. Plus, it was only about $60. I got it from XL Parts in Houston. It turned out to be a flexplate for a 2500. Maybe a 1999-2000. Sorry, but the p# is written on the printouts which are sitting on the truck at the shop. The included bolts were a little bit nicer than the ones I got from a local GM Performance Dealer. They have a collar that filled in the gap in the hole for the flexplate. Tighten them once, because they sacrifice themselves when torqued.
I'd try to be more careful when drilling out the holes in the flexplate than we were. Maybe you can use the spacer to center the old flexplate on a drill press and actually measure the hole size and use the actual correct size bit. As opposed to how we did it. Which wasn't too pretty, but turned out fine.
We used the Transdapt motor-mount adapters. The 1" setback plates didn't get it done. We had to pull the motor back up and remove them and replace with the 2" setback. I'm not sure why Transdapt didn't know that when I spoke to them before placing the special order. But now there's enough room to have a party between the radiator and front of the motor.
I'd read that the A/C bracket would need be modified before hand. That is an understatement. It needs to be cut in half. Don't bother near as I can tell. You're going to end up needing a custom A/C mount. Kwik's are $190+! No, that doesn't include the compressor. I'll probably end up with an A/C delete pulley so I can get the truck started first.
Near as I can tell, that was the easy part. Now what to do?
-KP
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