If he were to go through all that trouble why not have them make a spacer while they are making the plates to mount on the crank register to make up the difference? Shouldn't cost too much extra.
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2010 3.5L Duratec swap
- Thread starter Avenger
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If he were to go through all that trouble why not have them make a spacer while they are making the plates to mount on the crank register to make up the difference? Shouldn't cost too much extra.
Yeah. I don't know if it would work but I have heard of it being done before. If it was the same tk as the adapter wouldn't it push the flywheel/clutch/pp assembly into the correct position? Just trying to think of options to make it more possible.
It would never hold torque for a long period of time. Even with loctite, you'd be chasing it all the time like wheel spacers. It's a lot easier to retorque a lug nut than it is a flywheel bolt. Custom flywheels are the way to go.
Went to look at the engine today and took some measurements. Its roughly 29" wide x 23" high " 21.5" long. That last dimension is the one bothering me as there's only 20" between current transmission location and passenger side frame rail. Pretty sure you would need to move the transmission a bit further to the left which means custom length axles. Getting a bit crazy already... :crazy:
It would never hold torque for a long period of time. Even with loctite, you'd be chasing it all the time like wheel spacers. It's a lot easier to retorque a lug nut than it is a flywheel bolt. Custom flywheels are the way to go.
They do it all the time with hondas :shrug:
They do it all the time with hondas :shrug:
How many busted hondas do you see on the road every day? Just because people do it, that doesn't make it a good idea.
Yeah good point, most of the fast hondas I know end up heading home on flatbeds. It really seems like the 3.5 just is not worth it, you could save your energy and money and do a 3LT for probably around the same price. But to each his own.