Im planning on converting my 92 convertible from an AOD to a T5 and was wondering if my grinding starter problem will be gone? the starter grinds 2-3 secs after i start the car no matter what.
Well, you will be replacing the flexplate with a flywheel...so if the teeth on the flexplate are screwed up, you'll be fixing that at least.
However, if the teeth on the starter are messed up too, then you'll just end up eventually messing up the new flywheel.
So if you replace your starter at the same time, you should be good assuming your problem isn't due to misalighment, not having the index plate in or other physical defects I can't see from my desk at work.