how strong are the stock driveshafts?
08-29-2006, 04:56 PM
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how strong are the stock driveshafts? i couldnt get teh search to work, i dont know y, it might be my computer. but how much power can my stock 02 driveshaft handle? ill have about 540 to the wheels, and i wont be doing any launches for a long time, can the stock one handle 540RWHP with a bunch of roll races?
08-30-2006, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 2002/Black/SS
which year are alum, and which are steel, i have the alum right? should i switch it out to a used steel?
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08-30-2006, 09:43 AM
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I used to hear everyone say that ALL LT1 cars have a steel shaft, and ALL LS1 cars have aluminum... But In my experience ALL LT1's have steel shafts from the factory M6 or A4, the LS1 cars seemed to have steel on the earlier automatics, and aluminum on later automatics and all M6's... Though, Ive never worked on or been under a 98 M6 car
08-30-2006, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by FBDYLVR
LS1 2.73 = Steel
LS1 all others = aluminum
LS1 all others = aluminum
All the LS1 cars ive worked on that had a steel driveshaft were not only automatics, but had factory 2.73's... And I dont believe GM ever put 2.73's behind a M6. That would explain why the later year automatic LS1 cars Ive worked on had aluminum, all of those cars had 3.23's from the factory.
08-30-2006, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Fire67
Ahh thats it!
All the LS1 cars ive worked on that had a steel driveshaft were not only automatics, but had factory 2.73's... And I dont believe GM ever put 2.73's behind a M6. That would explain why the later year automatic LS1 cars Ive worked on had aluminum, all of those cars had 3.23's from the factory.
All the LS1 cars ive worked on that had a steel driveshaft were not only automatics, but had factory 2.73's... And I dont believe GM ever put 2.73's behind a M6. That would explain why the later year automatic LS1 cars Ive worked on had aluminum, all of those cars had 3.23's from the factory.
08-30-2006, 12:18 PM
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my buddy sheared his at the track launching at 6k on slicks. he only got away with a few passes on his new 9" before his tore at the rear yoke. i would think only launching hard would rise concerns of strength...but i'm prolly wrong
