440 source flywheel on LA360... weight question

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i bought their billet flywheel. I ordered the LA360 weight from Brewers. My questions is... there are two sets of holes very close to each other. Which holes should I bolt my 360 weight to? I’ve contacted them but no reply yet. Thanks!
 
From my understanding, brewers says the weight my need grinding still, as in it's only close.
I would look at a factory sb external flywheel or pic of one and the orientation relative to one pair of the bolt holes. If starting from scratch, just give the flywheel and weight to the shop balancing it, they know weight needed .
 
Ok well.. 360 flywheels are obsolete or stupid expensive as a factory part. Guys have had luck with these. They give you two weight locations... maybe 1/4” apart. If you haven’t seen their flywheel it might not make sense. Thanks!
 
Well do this, find a magnum flywheel and refence it, use the weight mounting holes that are 1/4 away from magnum reference point. Good luck. I stay away from the sometimes "burden" of external balance cranks. They are fine though, nothing wrong with them.
 
Well do this, find a magnum flywheel and refence it, use the weight mounting holes that are 1/4 away feom magnum reference point. Good luck. I stay away from the sometimes burden of external balance cranks.

I wasn’t going to spend a fortune to internally balance a mild 360LA.
 
I wasn’t going to spend a fortune to internally balance a mild 360LA.
There is absolutely no need to , just something I don't have on hand in the shop to show you a pic of because of already said reason, not my bag. And btw, you're right.... to internal balance a external balanced crank, cost 450.00 up on average...ouch you could just buy a scat crank by then. I found this on the "net"...

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The 440 source crank gets a bolted on weight. That’s all I need to know. Which of the two very closely drilled sets does it go in. Thanks guys.
 
Would the weight be accessible once the bell housing is bolted on?
 
Maybe. It’ll be close. Not sure why they had two options where to bolt the weight. I mean they are .200” difference.
 
Depending on how much the weights weigh, it can make difference. If the answer is holding you up, go ahead and assemble if the weight is accessible without having to pull the bell off. Once it's fired up, it'll let you know if the weight is not in the right spot....I would think.
 
It can be a bit off and be hard to feel. I'd wait for the answer.... or figure it out this way:

OP, if you look at the diagrams online for the 360 flywheel drilling
(like here: Viewing a thread - 1976 360 flywheel
you can find ones that give a number of 19.79 in-oz at the bottom of the diagram. This number is what is called the 'moment' of the imbalance; 19.79 in-oz the is the standard 'moment' for the 360 flywheel imbalance.

To figure this out on your flywheel:
1. Weigh your weight and 2 screws as precisely as you can (and convert to ounces if you have a gram scale).
2. Then precisely measure the distance from the exact center of the flywheel to the center of the screw holes for both sets of holes. (Try to measure within a 64th of an inch.)
3. Multiply the weight in ounces from step 1 by the distance in inches from step 2; whichever distance from step 2 gives the result that is closest to 19.79 is the hole set you want to use. It really is that simple. (Feel free to post your measurements back here for a doublecheck...)

And as a check, also look at those balance diagrams to verify the location of the weight. Referencing the bolt pattern on the flywheel hub, the weight should be on a line exactly OPPOSITE to the centermost of the 3 drilled holes shown on those drilling diagrams. Be careful to keep track of the pattern relative to the side from which you are viewing the flywheel (engine or clutch side); the diagram in the above link is from the engine side.
 
Found the answer. sharing so I can find it later.

When I called Mcleod I spoke with Billy and he told me with the back of the flywheel facing me that the holes to the left are position "A" and for the smallblock weight, the other two holes are what he called position "C" (no B he said) and are for 383/400/440. He told me the weight I need is Mcleod #460016

So it looks like I will be ordering the weight I need from Brewers and going from there...Hopefully this all works out ...thanks for all the help everyone, it was mucho appreciated!

440source flywheel on external balance 360LA??
Brewer's Performance - Mopar A833 4-Speed Transmission and Component Specialists
 
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Found the answer. sharing so I can find it later.

When I called Mcleod I spoke with Billy and he told me with the back of the flywheel facing me that the holes to the left are position "A" and for the smallblock weight, the other two holes are what he called position "C" (no B he said) and are for 383/400/440. He told me the weight I need is Mcleod #460016

So it looks like I will be ordering the weight I need from Brewers and going from there...Hopefully this all works out ...thanks for all the help everyone, it was mucho appreciated!

440source flywheel on external balance 360LA??
Brewer's Performance - Mopar A833 4-Speed Transmission and Component Specialists

No option for a Magnum? Not something I need right now, just curious.
 
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