were all ls1 driveshafts aluminum?
07-02-2010, 07:10 AM
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were all ls1 driveshafts aluminum? i was told that with a steel driveshaft, i won't make good power on the dyno. my car is a 99 ta. were all ls1 driveshafts aluminum, or just the ws6/ss cars?
07-02-2010, 07:52 AM
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The difference will be neglible. Unless you want to swap one at the time your dyno'ing, you wont know on your car how much it changes.
Being Steel it is a little stronger and thats a PLUS.
In the end with different cars, they have different drivelines, different weights as far as wheels/tires combo goes so like said, defintly some variation.
Being Steel it is a little stronger and thats a PLUS.
In the end with different cars, they have different drivelines, different weights as far as wheels/tires combo goes so like said, defintly some variation.
07-05-2010, 08:36 AM
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The difference will be neglible. Unless you want to swap one at the time your dyno'ing, you wont know on your car how much it changes.
Being Steel it is a little stronger and thats a PLUS.
In the end with different cars, they have different drivelines, different weights as far as wheels/tires combo goes so like said, defintly some variation.
Being Steel it is a little stronger and thats a PLUS.
In the end with different cars, they have different drivelines, different weights as far as wheels/tires combo goes so like said, defintly some variation.
07-05-2010, 08:57 AM
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I did at one point swap it out for a 3" Steel from Denny as it's their Nitrous Ready Unit and the car was HEAVY. I still use it today in my 6 Speed LS1 that pulls both wheels.
We did have TheChef (LS1tech Super Moderator) Grenade his LS1 Aluminum at a track rental trying to leave hard on a 9" 4.10's 5.5k dump. So with that said, it all depends on the situation.
01-10-2013, 10:31 PM
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guess im glad i got an auto ta with a steel drive shaft. gotta say though, ive never felt anykind of vibration at 100+ speeds. Iv driven my car in germany on the autobahn and 140+ mph crusing speeds was common place with 100mph the normal speed limit at times. my drive line felt fine. now i dont know if my UMI suspention had anythign to do with the stability, but on on stock driveshaft and rearend and a stall and dont feel anything like that. i guess my 98 is just lucky. that or was built on a WEDnesday lol
