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Engine Torque Limiter

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dreracecar:
Much to do about nothing

On a clutch can those are blow back struts to keep the can in place during an explosion. The fit is rather loose to be able to get the can off

digster:
 Thanks for all the replies. The second part of the question was also touched on. Are torque limiters really needed? A wide chassis car with a .100 steel mid plate would much more "Needy" than a narrow chassis car with a 1/4 in alum plate bolted in. My front mount is the same as Jon's wing and clamp style. Johns car has allot more "Good Business" going on up front though! ;D

BK:
It took about a 100 passes at 1.24 60 foot times to crack my aluminum mid plate and also wreck the trans driving the coupler into the back of it.
It had a filled stock small block and its 19in. wide at the plate.
I wish I had put limiters in. Live and learn.

dreracecar:
Torque is a rotational movement , if you was to stop rearword movement at the hit, then weld a strip of material to the motor plate uprite so that it backs up the aluminum motor plate and limits rear movment

fuel749:

--- Quote from: dreracecar on March 22, 2016, 08:19:51 AM ---Torque is a rotational movement , if you was to stop rearword movement at the hit, then weld a strip of material to the motor plate uprite so that it backs up the aluminum motor plate and limits rear movment

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This helps, especially on cars with narrow motor plates.  I've seen motor plate's broken around the outline of the block as well, mostly on wider motor plates. I also radius every hole and edge on the motor plate, makes it a lot more friendly on skin if you slip a wrench near it and kills the stress risers as well. 

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