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Technical => Engine and Transmission => Topic started by: liam on January 21, 2011, 05:55:12 PM

Title: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: liam on January 21, 2011, 05:55:12 PM
hello,

does anyone know if you can buy these in singles because i think its safe to say that the group buy on here is dead.

or is there a way of strenthening the standard one for some strip action? really want to get my new box and L.s.d in the car for springfest.
Title: Re: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: lance on January 21, 2011, 06:00:10 PM
just sleave the standard one mate, my mate done mine and it has held up so far.
Title: Re: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: liam on January 21, 2011, 08:10:07 PM
Quote from: lance on January 21, 2011, 06:00:10 PM
just sleave the standard one mate, my mate done mine and it has held up so far.

have you pushed it to any extremes though, i.e drag strip
Title: Re: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: lance on January 22, 2011, 07:41:22 PM
yea, with slicks.
Title: Re: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: breadman on January 22, 2011, 08:24:26 PM
That's interesting Lance.
I thought the weakspot was at the neck of the driveshaft - between the shaft and splines?
What sort of power/torque you running and have you got a LSD too? I might sleeve mine if it really works long term.
Title: Re: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: lance on January 22, 2011, 10:11:04 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn210/lance_m45/G40/g40dynoresult1.jpg)

didnt run a lsd then, once my car is back out with the new turbo and that on it will be running lsd so ill see if the shaft holds up.
Title: Re: need to get a uprated driveshaft
Post by: Karlos the jackyl on January 24, 2011, 10:24:58 AM
The turbocharged cars are fairly light on the transmission compared the supercharged ones.

All of my gearbox failures ,( with supercharger is about 6) have been at low RPM no higher than 3000rpm  , 2nd gear and 5th gear are the most unreliable.