Flywheel, starter question

[jay2002]

I'm converting my 72 from 6 cylinder to a v8. I bought a 345 HP 302 from ford perf. It came with a 157 tooth flywheel and I need to know what starter it needs. The bell housing is an older version and I'm not sure if this determines starter position and whether there's a difference between bell housings for 157 and 164 tooth setups. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Jay.

 

[sykanr0ng]

You need a 164 tooth flywheel for a Bronco, all the other parts such as the clutch are designed to work with that diameter of flywheel..

The 157 tooth flywheel is the Mustang size.

 

[jay2002]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Broncobowsher]

Same starter works on both small and large flywheel.
Starter needs to be for a manual transmission (but not T5 mustang) application.
There is a way to tell the different bellhousings by the distance between two holes at the starter in the bellhousing. Can't find that right now.