Thinking of using your stock driveshaft with your new MWC fab'ed rear?
02-16-2010, 04:12 PM
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Thinking of using your stock driveshaft with your new MWC fab'ed rear? Well I decided not to get a new/stronger driveshaft when I ordered my MWC rear. I finally got the chance to take her to the track over the weekend and got 4 good runs in, but not hooking up due to it being my first time with this setup. On the 5th run I decided on a 5k rpm launch, since I was bogging on lower rpm launches earlier.....well that resulted in a snapped driveshaft! Moral of the story, order a driveshaft with your new rear end!!
02-16-2010, 05:12 PM
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Wow hopefully nothing else got damaged. Glad I called Eric back and told him to go ahead with the new driveshaft. This is what I didnt want. How much hp are you running?
02-22-2010, 07:19 AM
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^^^ why i go over this with every one of my customers. this guy got lucky as it is possible to do floorpan, exhaust, transmission, and maybe rearend damage when there is a driveshaft failure. if you have a problem with your driveshaft like this and there is any other damage, chances are it will cost much more to fix your damage than what the good driveshaft would have in the beginning, and then you still have to buy a good driveshaft!!! the general rule of thumb is that if you need a stronger rearend of any sort, you need a good driveshaft to go with it as well. the stock aluminum driveshaft is weak at best and is better for someone to sell it off to someone that is looking for a good used one and recoupe some of the money for a good one that will last. We offer both PST and Strange driveshafts that work very well in these cars.
