: 3.8 to sm420 or 435??


toymaniac
11-12-2001, 08:42 PM
Any one know if a sm420 or sm465 will mate to a buick 3.8l v-6. Or should I just call advance adapters??

66CJdean
11-12-2001, 08:47 PM
I run a 420 to a 3.8. I used a car bellhousing and had to drill out two of the holes to bolt it to the 420 because they have 2 of the bolts reversed but it worked fine. If you get the 1/2 style cast steel bellhousing they work even better.

mike
11-12-2001, 08:50 PM
Im running a stock jeep 225 bellhousing to my 420. Same deal, drill 2 holes then run a stock (at least in terms of application) buick clutch.

toymaniac
11-12-2001, 09:00 PM
sweet. I guess I was more concerned about which pressure plate and clutch disk to use that would mate to the sm420 input shaft. thanks

mike
11-12-2001, 09:02 PM
Nice thing is since the 420's GM and so is the buick.... clutch is nice and easy...