Flywheel tooth ct 57 SBC

[Skip FIx]

A buddy is putting a 283 in a 57 he just picked up and using the stock bellhousing the starter bolts to. He is just not sure what flywheel tooth count he needs. He's getting a good one since he wants to spin it some rpm.

 

[Don Jacks]

Skip,I believe the 168 [large] flywheel will be the right one.

 

[Skip FIx]

Thanks

 

[tripower]

Skip,I believe the 168 [large] flywheel will be the right one.

Yep 168... Also needs to internally balanced.

 

[k9hotrodder409]

I used the 168 tooth flywheel in my" JOINT VENTURR" build

 

[Skip FIx]

He wants to keep the stock look of the starter mounted bell housing but use a GOOD flywheel so it does not grenade power shifting.

 

[Don Jacks]

Good idea!

 

[4speedman]

Good idea![/QUOTE

 

[Skip FIx]

When I street raced my 409 had a buddy that shoved a 455 Pontiac in his 65 GTO (he bought from Barry Taylor). He side stepped it one day and grenaded the clutch -looked like an Uzi got the floorboard,firewall and hood! Made me a believer in scattershields!

 

[oldskydog]

All chevy V-8 flywheels from 55 to 63 were 168 tooth.

 

[DonSSDD]

Cecil, I thought 63 were 153's?

Also, the flywheel size matches to the bell housing size. I think any BH with a starter mount takes a 168 tooth, but 63 up SBC's had a closed bottom aluminum BH and and 153 tooth flywheel.

Don

 

[Skip FIx]

I know my 64 09 had a 168. Still got it on a shelf somewhere when I added the aluminum one.

 

[Phil Reed]

Butch...............I think you have a flex plate.

Don...................you are correct in pointing out 63 small block was 153 tooth. The 409's continued with the 168. Cecil must have been into the wine last night!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[oldskydog]

Yes I was. It's the wines fault. I meant up to 63…..or 55-62.

Now there was a 153T flywheel introduced in 62 but it was on the Chevy II 4 and 6 cyl engines. It was also used on the over the counter small block sold by dealers to retrofit the 62 chevy II with a V-8 but was not actually used in production.

 

[DonSSDD]

What did they use on the aluminum 1962 327 powerglides, that must have been the 153 flexplate too?

 

[Phil Reed]

168 Don.

 

[Skip FIx]

Thanks guys he has a 168 ordered to get it balanced with crank.

One related question-when he built his 63 Chevy truck he found the bearing retainer/throw out bearing sleeve on Chevy transmissions have different ODs where they go into the bellhousing. His 63 was different than a 67 truck he got some parts from. He said he has also noticed some Muncies and T-10s with different sized ones where they go into the bellhousing. Any guidelines on that?

 

[Skip FIx]

Found this but no notes on regular Muncies having different sizes.
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/engines/about/chevy/chevy-standard-shift-info

 

[oldskydog]

63 was the year of the small diameter front bearing retainer on everything except 409……..not so sure if trucks were different.

 

[Skip FIx]

So SBC had small except 409? They carry that after 63? Before 63 and after 64? BOPs the same?

I knew you Cecil would have some ideas!