 Adapter plate/Flywheel questions, KEP plate, bus flywheel |
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| TonyAKAVW |
 May 18 2005, 10:20 AM
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That's my ride.  Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None  |
So I found a potentially good deal on an adapter plate and flywheel for my Subaru conversion. The adapter plate and flywheel in question were bought for putting a 2.0 Subaru motor into a bus. It seems that the adapter plate should be fine for use with a 901 transmission and a 2.5L Subaru engine, but I haven't been able to figure out whether the flywheel will work for me.
I don't know if its a 228mm flywheel or not and I suppose thats something I should have the seller measure, but lets assume that it is. What sorts of problems might I encounter with this? Are the ring gears going to match up or is te starter going to require some shims, or movement, etc.? And about clutches. If I have a 228 mm flywheel I suppose I will be forced into using a bus clutch. Is this bad or good? -Tony |
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| Mark Henry |
May 18 2005, 11:13 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Fly won't work....off-set is different on a bus...starter won't line up to the gear for one.
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| bondo |
May 18 2005, 11:43 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
But isn't the ring gear offset in the right direction such that adding a starter spacer will make it usable?
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| scotty914 |
May 18 2005, 11:47 AM
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suby torque rules Group: Members Posts: 1,528 Joined: 20-July 03 From: maryland, the land of 25 year Member No.: 924 |
well i dont know about the flywheel, but i would bet you could send it to KEP for a credit to a 914 one. i do know the bus clutch stuff is cheaper.
here is a question can he use a bus starter, i thought they were the same, or is it a bell housing thing. i just know when i got my kit it worked fine. |
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| Mueller |
May 18 2005, 11:48 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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how hard is it to call Kennedy and ask, this way you'll know for sure instead of getting a bunch of "guesses" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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| aircooledboy |
May 18 2005, 11:52 AM
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Sweet Pea's 1st ride in daddy's "vroom -vroom" Group: Members Posts: 1,672 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Rockford, IL Member No.: 1,629 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Ironically, when I called KEP during my Stage III clutch cluster f#*k, all I got from them was a series of "guesses". (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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| Mark Henry |
May 18 2005, 12:58 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Yep...but the ring gear on a bus is closer to the case (the 914 does have a deeper bell housing)..so with the adaptor plate it should be even closer... But that said I've never done a porschru....so what the hell do I know (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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| Mueller |
May 18 2005, 01:03 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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you might be able to bribe Jon Watts or Fiid (if his is not bolted up) into measuring the parts they have, of course not sure if that'll help if the thier motors are too different from the 2.5 motor you have....
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