Notice SOP Alum. Driveshaft upgrade difference on V6?
10-28-2010, 11:17 AM
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Notice SOP Alum. Driveshaft upgrade difference on V6? Those of you who have upgraded your V6 3.8L from a 1 piece steel driveshaft to aluminum, did you notice much of a difference, if at all from the seat of the pants? Obviously less rotating mass, but is there really much of a practical difference to speak of? I assume you're really not going to dyno more RWHP with this change, right?
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10-28-2010, 11:28 AM
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No difference unless you are running up the RPM real
fast. Which I doubt. Maybe more so on the rollers but
not on the street, not in higher gears. But if it's a free
weight reduction, go for it. I wouldn't spend a lot of
money or effort.
But then steel driveshaft cars with higher than 2.73
rear gears do seem to have a higher chance of breaking
transmission tailhousings and I've seen one bust the
pinion yoke. So if you plan on flogging it to high MPH
on the rollers, there's that.
fast. Which I doubt. Maybe more so on the rollers but
not on the street, not in higher gears. But if it's a free
weight reduction, go for it. I wouldn't spend a lot of
money or effort.
But then steel driveshaft cars with higher than 2.73
rear gears do seem to have a higher chance of breaking
transmission tailhousings and I've seen one bust the
pinion yoke. So if you plan on flogging it to high MPH
on the rollers, there's that.
10-29-2010, 03:04 PM
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