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Old 04-23-2004, 11:33 AM   #1
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Aluminum Driveshaft

I've heard that it frees up power..I'm looking at doing this just so I can run my car harder without the wear, but is it actually good for a measureable gain in power? That would be a plus..
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Old 04-23-2004, 12:18 PM   #2
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eh, doesn't really free up much power. it's just lighter. might be easier to spin since it's lighter, but it's not really gonna be noticable power difference
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Old 04-23-2004, 03:46 PM   #3
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Re: Aluminum Driveshaft

Well, if it takes less energy to spin, that would make the set-up slightly more eficient, sending a few more ponies to the ground.
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Old 04-23-2004, 04:21 PM   #4
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Re: Aluminum Driveshaft

dosnt really free up power, but allows the engine to wind up faster, reaching peak power faster allows faster acceleration, pretty much the ide there.
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Old 04-23-2004, 09:44 PM   #5
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Re: Aluminum Driveshaft

i also heard that the stock driveshaft for my third gen is only good up to 90mph before it becomes unstable, even thought ive buried the needle a few times with no noticeable problems during or afterwards.
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thats a load a crap. i've gone 130+ in a camaro many times, no vibration or anything still felt stable
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Old 04-24-2004, 01:24 AM   #7
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Re: Aluminum Driveshaft

So if it spins up faster it will make te car faster, there ya go.
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Old 04-24-2004, 04:50 PM   #8
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Re: Aluminum Driveshaft

yeah ive had the RS up to 115 and the IROC up to 105 neither had a vibration from the driveshaft.
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