Just installed a carbon fiber driveshaft!
03-30-2011, 01:28 PM
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Just installed a carbon fiber driveshaft! Just installed a carbon fiber driveshaft by ACPT and all I can say is wow! Wheel hop is gone and the drive is so much smoother! The acceleration is like the feeling you get when you install an overdrive pulley X3! One of the best mods I have done.. Oh and I had a nasty iron one before.
03-30-2011, 01:33 PM
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Just installed a carbon fiber driveshaft by ACPT and all I can say is wow! Wheel hop is gone and the drive is so much smoother! The acceleration is like the feeling you get when you install an overdrive pulley X3! One of the best mods I have done.. Oh and I had a nasty iron one before.
I hope it works out well for you. I've only ever seen two in my life for Fbodie's
One is now sitting on my friend's fireplace mantle from splintering and shattering 5 years ago.
The other is hanging on the shop wall from splintering and shattering on street tires.....we think wheel hop induced on this one last year.
I will say the short time i drove the last one, i was really impressed with the peppy-*** acceleration the CF driveshaft gave! It was a very trick component, and hard to compete with the weight savings.
Keep an eye on it and hope you like it.
03-30-2011, 02:00 PM
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Congrats man!
I hope it works out well for you. I've only ever seen two in my life for Fbodie's
One is now sitting on my friend's fireplace mantle from splintering and shattering 5 years ago.
The other is hanging on the shop wall from splintering and shattering on street tires.....we think wheel hop induced on this one last year.
I will say the short time i drove the last one, i was really impressed with the peppy-*** acceleration the CF driveshaft gave! It was a very trick component, and hard to compete with the weight savings.
Keep an eye on it and hope you like it.
I hope it works out well for you. I've only ever seen two in my life for Fbodie's
One is now sitting on my friend's fireplace mantle from splintering and shattering 5 years ago.
The other is hanging on the shop wall from splintering and shattering on street tires.....we think wheel hop induced on this one last year.
I will say the short time i drove the last one, i was really impressed with the peppy-*** acceleration the CF driveshaft gave! It was a very trick component, and hard to compete with the weight savings.
Keep an eye on it and hope you like it.
03-30-2011, 02:16 PM
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Aluminum being coke cans is a little narrow-minded. There are multiple thickness aluminum DS's as well. Get a thin wall, obviously, it'll be weak. It's all about wall thickness.
Steel would be any stronger than a Chromoly, but weight is an issue. Then again, you can get a 3" steel DS made for $200, whereas there's a premium on higher end metals/CF DS's.
Regardless, like i said, congrats on the new mod. I'd be intereted to see what kind of ET's you pick up with just the DS. I think we got 1 tenth out of a H/C Lt1 car in the 1/4 with just the DS going from a CM to CF.
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03-30-2011, 02:31 PM
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That's kind of an ignorant statement, brother. 100% agree on the lighter, but not nessacarily stronger in the aspect you are thinking. Perfectly in line with ZERO deflection in the drivetrain, yes, the CF is EXCELLENT strong. Deflection from wheel hop or just a sloppy drivetrain is a automatic killer for the CF driveshaft's where as a metal based one can withstand a little more before snapping.
Aluminum being coke cans is a little narrow-minded. There are multiple thickness aluminum DS's as well. Get a thin wall, obviously, it'll be weak. It's all about wall thickness.
Steel would be any stronger than a Chromoly, but weight is an issue. Then again, you can get a 3" steel DS made for $200, whereas there's a premium on higher end metals/CF DS's.
Regardless, like i said, congrats on the new mod. I'd be intereted to see what kind of ET's you pick up with just the DS. I think we got 1 tenth out of a H/C Lt1 car in the 1/4 with just the DS going from a CM to CF.
Aluminum being coke cans is a little narrow-minded. There are multiple thickness aluminum DS's as well. Get a thin wall, obviously, it'll be weak. It's all about wall thickness.
Steel would be any stronger than a Chromoly, but weight is an issue. Then again, you can get a 3" steel DS made for $200, whereas there's a premium on higher end metals/CF DS's.
Regardless, like i said, congrats on the new mod. I'd be intereted to see what kind of ET's you pick up with just the DS. I think we got 1 tenth out of a H/C Lt1 car in the 1/4 with just the DS going from a CM to CF.
03-30-2011, 06:14 PM
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Just installed a carbon fiber driveshaft by ACPT and all I can say is wow! Wheel hop is gone and the drive is so much smoother! The acceleration is like the feeling you get when you install an overdrive pulley X3! One of the best mods I have done.. Oh and I had a nasty iron one before.
How does a DS cure wheel hop?
03-31-2011, 02:50 AM
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I got a cf driveshaft with the 9" and couldn't be happier been running it for a while now(2years) not a dd what so ever cars for drag but as for dding it it will be no problem had no issue with it also one of the best mods I've done the good thing is I got a great deal for this combo off a cousin before he sold his camaro
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Congrads on the buy, Im the 2nd friend that Tim is talking about, The issue that I had is that it was rubbing on the stock torque arm and was cutting a grove into the DS. I just didnt pay enough attention to it. the clearance was fine while at ride height but during any sort of hard driving it was rubbing and that was what I think caused the failure. The break was clean and you can see were it was rubbing. I am now using a steel one and cant wait to get another CF the diffrence in feel is amazing.
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Congrads on the buy, Im the 2nd friend that Tim is talking about, The issue that I had is that it was rubbing on the stock torque arm and was cutting a grove into the DS. I just didnt pay enough attention to it. the clearance was fine while at ride height but during any sort of hard driving it was rubbing and that was what I think caused the failure. The break was clean and you can see were it was rubbing. I am now using a steel one and cant wait to get another CF the diffrence in feel is amazing.