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*SSE 4 2SS* · 04-11-2012, 07:48 PM

Ok, Now on to the meat of the matter...

We received the clutch today and so we can get back into the topic at hand...

There are several things to consider with the swap...

We were told to use the pilot bushing out of a Dodge Viper, which is the proper size Id for the pilot shaft... .750 inches... Thats all well and good, but one issue we ran into is the OD of the bearing doesn't fit in the crank tail snout of the Camaro...

The Fix... We machined the outer part of the bearing down to 1.705 inches and it fit perfectly.... This was the OD measurement of the factory pilot bushing.... The bushing for a Dodge Viper is almost 2.00 inches OD... A lathe is a good thing to have handy...

Problem solved... bushing installed... I don't have a pic of the bushing by itself... but here is one showing the preliminary install of the new flywheel as well as the pilot bushing...

04-11-2012, 07:48 PM	#95
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,799	Ok, Now on to the meat of the matter... We received the clutch today and so we can get back into the topic at hand... There are several things to consider with the swap... We were told to use the pilot bushing out of a Dodge Viper, which is the proper size Id for the pilot shaft... .750 inches... Thats all well and good, but one issue we ran into is the OD of the bearing doesn't fit in the crank tail snout of the Camaro... The Fix... We machined the outer part of the bearing down to 1.705 inches and it fit perfectly.... This was the OD measurement of the factory pilot bushing.... The bushing for a Dodge Viper is almost 2.00 inches OD... A lathe is a good thing to have handy... Problem solved... bushing installed... I don't have a pic of the bushing by itself... but here is one showing the preliminary install of the new flywheel as well as the pilot bushing... Attached Images __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...