Lets Talk about mid plates.
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Lets Talk about mid plates.
Mid-Mount Plate Small Block Big Block and 90° V6 Chevy .090 Thick Steel
Mid-Mount Plate Small Block Big Block and 90° V6 Chevy .188 Thick Aluminum
Why would you use one of the other? What one is better?
Mid-Mount Plate Small Block Big Block and 90° V6 Chevy .188 Thick Aluminum
Why would you use one of the other? What one is better?
1967 Camaro
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
We use .250" 6061 aluminum on all the cars at work, mine included.
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
DOTracer wrote:We use .250" 6061 aluminum on all the cars at work, mine included.
Any pics? Links?
1967 Camaro
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
Nice pics. You have a shop?
1967 Camaro
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
I do not own it rather am the only employee other than the owner who is Henry Fryfogle.Blade wrote:Nice pics. You have a shop?
www.hfrfab.com
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
DOTracer wrote:I do not own it rather am the only employee other than the owner who is Henry Fryfogle.Blade wrote:Nice pics. You have a shop?
http://www.hfrfab.com
Nice looking shop!
1967 Camaro
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol
Jegs
Mike Curley Racing
Capital Raceway
Maryland International Raceway
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
I know people who use the thin steel plate without any mods to the converter.
with the thicker plate, I suspect that you have to lengthen the converter snout
with the thicker plate, I suspect that you have to lengthen the converter snout
Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
Usually on new builds where the converter hasn't been purchased yet.71 chevy wrote:I know people who use the thin steel plate without any mods to the converter.
with the thicker plate, I suspect that you have to lengthen the converter snout
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Re: Lets Talk about mid plates.
I had a steel midplate, told my chassis guy to install an aluminum plate after he set the car up to use the thinner steel so, it threw the spacing off. Once I got the car home, I decided I want to eliminate the spacers needed for using the thicker aluminum midplate. Plus, instead of building engine travel limiters, I engineered some bracing into the steel midplate to eliminate the forward/aft flex associated with with using dual engine plates and there was no need to install the traditional engine travel limiters. The steel plate I used was the TCI with the integral flexplate shield. This plate is thicker and stiffer than the traditional steel midplates generally offered. The braces were made from 1/2" leg angle iron and welded onto the midplate on three locations each side. Two on engine side, one on transmission side. Very stiff now.
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