Factory stamped steel flexplates are prone to cracking over time under high heat and stress. This issue may be a few and far between, but start adding more power to the mix, and the chances of a cracked flexplate becoming greater. Our lightweight billet steel flexplate is a one-piece billet solution with a ring gear being tig welded in place. At 8lbs, our billet flexplate does weigh a little bit more than the factory flexplate, but you can rest assured that it is significantly more robust. 

We developed the flexplate to go hand in hand with our lightweight dampened steel flywheel for the automatic DL501 DSG transmission. Our flexplate will work with the factory flywheel if you just need a replacement flexplate. With our dampened steel flywheel and billet flexplate paired together, you will still net an overall weight reduction in rotating mass of about 5 pounds.