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Old 05-07-2015, 12:34 AM   #18 (permalink)
andy_meng1024
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Originally Posted by phunk View Post
No kidding.. I want one and I dont even have an auto. Its just an impressive piece of machine work.

I dont pay a lot of attention to auto stuff because all my cars are manual.. but I dont think I have never noticed a full machined flex plate before, always stamped and welded etc. This thing is just awesome. I am curious what technique was used to machine the starter ring gear.
I asked the race engineers how it was made. The teeth were done by teeth machine, and the angle on the teeth was done by CNC teeth by teeth, so the whole process was crazy long, lol
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