Flywheel Assistance!

[TimGT3]

New to the board, hopefully I can obtain some of your expertise:

I'm building a racecar project using Duratec 30 power. We are in the process of fabbing the flywheel and starter setup. We cannot use the stock Ford starter that matches the Duratec ring gear because it mounts on the transmission side (our setup requires the starter to be mounted on the engine side). In our attempt to use an alternate starter (Toyota, Nissan, etc.) we learned the the Duratec uses a small tooth setup on the ring gear and starter that does not mesh with the more conventional larger tooth starters. So here is my inquiry:

Is the bolt pattern on the Duratec flexplate/flywheel the same as any other common application? We are using the Tilton 5.5" clutch so we can either fab a flywheel using a stock flexplate or, better yet, use an existing flywheel made for the Tilton clutch that will bolt to the Duratec V6 crankshaft. I just don't know what other engine's flywheels share the same bolt pattern...

Any info that anyone has will greatly help out my own R&D.

Tim

[Drewmanfu0]

New to the board, hopefully I can obtain some of your expertise:

I'm building a racecar project using Duratec 30 power. We are in the process of fabbing the flywheel and starter setup. We cannot use the stock Ford starter that matches the Duratec ring gear because it mounts on the transmission side (our setup requires the starter to be mounted on the engine side). In our attempt to use an alternate starter (Toyota, Nissan, etc.) we learned the the Duratec uses a small tooth setup on the ring gear and starter that does not mesh with the more conventional larger tooth starters. So here is my inquiry:

Is the bolt pattern on the Duratec flexplate/flywheel the same as any other common application? We are using the Tilton 5.5" clutch so we can either fab a flywheel using a stock flexplate or, better yet, use an existing flywheel made for the Tilton clutch that will bolt to the Duratec V6 crankshaft. I just don't know what other engine's flywheels share the same bolt pattern...

Any info that anyone has will greatly help out my own R&D.

Tim

Why not just swap out the bendix on the starter?

[TimGT3]

Even if we modified the Ford starter to spin in the proper direction to mount on the engine side, it's shape and size isn't ideal for the space we have to work with. The fabricator has been staying away from starter motor modifications until we rule out other possibilities that might prove to be a better overall solution to the whole package. To add to that, the trapered edge on the teeth of the ring and starter gears are in the wrong direction.

I appreciate the suggestion. If all else fails, starter mods may be the answer.