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KMeredith87 · 02-17-2014, 04:21 PM

I am getting ready to rebuild my engine and will be lightening my flywheel due to the counter balanced crank I will be installing. My question is what do you guys recommend for a pressure plate and clutch? I did do some searching through the old threads and saw many people are lightening their flywheels anywhere from 12-28 pounds but did not find anything on what people are using outside of a v8 set up. (which I am unsure what exactly the v8 set up is, a 30's v8?) Just looking for the best options and ease of availability. Thanks for your help!

James Rogers · 02-17-2014, 06:17 PM

Most time the V8 pressure plate is the one Ford used from 1932 till 1948 on all the V8 engines. This plate works great with the original Model A clutch disk and throwout bearing. This is the most commonly used plate for lightened setups, it's what I use.

John LaVoy · 02-17-2014, 07:19 PM

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When we did the first counter balanced crank we went to Kong Engineering in SoCal. He was a salt flat racer that ran Model A engines. He had developed the counter weight process and we took one to him in the 60s. When I was at his shop he suggested cutting the flywheel to 32-36 pounds, we settled on 34 and have been running it that way since then.

02-17-2014, 04:21 PM	#1
KMeredith87 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 178	Pressure Plate and Clutch Disk I am getting ready to rebuild my engine and will be lightening my flywheel due to the counter balanced crank I will be installing. My question is what do you guys recommend for a pressure plate and clutch? I did do some searching through the old threads and saw many people are lightening their flywheels anywhere from 12-28 pounds but did not find anything on what people are using outside of a v8 set up. (which I am unsure what exactly the v8 set up is, a 30's v8?) Just looking for the best options and ease of availability. Thanks for your help!

02-17-2014, 06:17 PM	#2
James Rogers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Asheville,NC Posts: 3,104	Re: Pressure Plate and Clutch Disk Most time the V8 pressure plate is the one Ford used from 1932 till 1948 on all the V8 engines. This plate works great with the original Model A clutch disk and throwout bearing. This is the most commonly used plate for lightened setups, it's what I use. __________________ http://www.model-a-ford-4bangers.com/

02-17-2014, 07:19 PM	#3
John LaVoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 1,219	Re: Pressure Plate and Clutch Disk Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) When we did the first counter balanced crank we went to Kong Engineering in SoCal. He was a salt flat racer that ran Model A engines. He had developed the counter weight process and we took one to him in the 60s. When I was at his shop he suggested cutting the flywheel to 32-36 pounds, we settled on 34 and have been running it that way since then.