Aluminum Center section on street?
12-01-2005, 02:05 PM
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Aluminum Center section on street? I heard the aluminum center section wont transfer enough heat on the street but think it is bull s&*t. Anyone have a problem with this? Its maybe driven 50-70 miles a week. Thanks,
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12-01-2005, 02:15 PM
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I plan to run one on the street. This is the first I've heard of this and I havn't seen anything to that affect in the Strange or Moser Catalogues. What are people saying the heat transfer issue is causing? It would deffinatly dissapate heat fast but I can't imagine that it would run to cool, maybe it's an issue with pro comp gears or something?
12-01-2005, 03:16 PM
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Problem is aluminum will move around a lot more the nodular iron. Plus aluminum cases are a quite a bit thicker inside and use less fluid. 70 miles a week is no problem at all, I drive my car with a spool and aluminum center quite a bit and its quieter then any 4th gen 12 bolt I ever had still 
12-01-2005, 04:08 PM
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[QUOTE=kp I drive my car with a spool and aluminum center quite a bit and its quieter then any 4th gen 12 bolt I ever had still [/QUOTE]
My 12 bolt whines it A$$ off!!!! I have a two friends that run alum center sections on the street and have had no problems. One is a M6 and the other an A4. They drive them to the track that is a little over 100 miles away, make pass after pass and drive them back to the house.
[/QUOTE]My 12 bolt whines it A$$ off!!!! I have a two friends that run alum center sections on the street and have had no problems. One is a M6 and the other an A4. They drive them to the track that is a little over 100 miles away, make pass after pass and drive them back to the house.
12-01-2005, 04:18 PM
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There ar different aluminum centers as well, the 'regular' Strange aluminum looks pretty weak compared to a thru bolt Strange HD or MW and moser. I probably wouldnt use one a 12K a year daily driver though, they are only 10-15lbs lighter and on a daily driver 15lbs vs the extra cost isnt worth it IMO.
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12-02-2005, 07:28 AM
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I drove a regular aluminum Strange case daily for over a year with no probs at all. I now use a Moser case, as it has thru bolts and is a bit beefier for racing.
