Carbon Fiber driveshaft???
10-01-2009, 09:27 AM
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i know of two places that will make a carbon fiber drive shft but there over 1200 for one ,
http://markwilliams.com/driveshafts....FQMLswod5Wvmnw
http://markwilliams.com/driveshafts....FQMLswod5Wvmnw
10-01-2009, 10:07 AM
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im not really looking at it for the amount of power it holds. im wanting one for the amount of weight it will lose. ive seen a few that weight about half as much as the stock driveshaft. my cars going on a diet this winter and im trying to lose as much weight as i can.
carbon fiber hood,trunk,driveshaft. also replacing some suspension components to lose weight and tighten the car up. ive already lost quite a bit with just the whole exhaust being replaced
carbon fiber hood,trunk,driveshaft. also replacing some suspension components to lose weight and tighten the car up. ive already lost quite a bit with just the whole exhaust being replaced
10-01-2009, 01:56 PM
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10-01-2009, 02:43 PM
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10-01-2009, 10:41 PM
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as of right now every company that i know of only makes them for the 93-03 camaro's nothing yet for the 2010's hell why not get a custom one beacuase already made carbon fiber drive shaft for a 93-03 is $800 pre made ready to ship so really ur only payin a couple hundred more, but thats what u get when u have something so new it will take bout 2 more yrs before they start making pre made stuff like that , not many people run cabon fiber shaft but it would give u a 3% increase in tq an hp to the ground, cause of the lower rotational mass , for every 1 lb of rotating mass u remove is like removing 100lbs off the car
10-02-2009, 07:22 AM
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as of right now every company that i know of only makes them for the 93-03 camaro's nothing yet for the 2010's hell why not get a custom one beacuase already made carbon fiber drive shaft for a 93-03 is $800 pre made ready to ship so really ur only payin a couple hundred more, but thats what u get when u have something so new it will take bout 2 more yrs before they start making pre made stuff like that , not many people run cabon fiber shaft but it would give u a 3% increase in tq an hp to the ground, cause of the lower rotational mass , for every 1 lb of rotating mass u remove is like removing 100lbs off the car
. im going to try to get ahold of some of these companies and see what they can do for me. thanks for the help.
10-02-2009, 12:43 PM
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well, acpt said they could build one butthey havent looked at one yet. they should be getting one in thier shop in a few weeks. wa-don racing didnt sound like hey even knew what day today was. pst was closed. and drive shaft specialist said to send them pictures so they can lok at it. they havent looked at one either. acpt sounds like my guys so far. they said about a 40% weight reduction. price around 1k and a 1 year warranty and withstanding up to 2k ft lb tq. thats not too bad. Pfadt racing has shafts for the vette running 2k.
10-02-2009, 06:25 PM
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as of right now every company that i know of only makes them for the 93-03 camaro's nothing yet for the 2010's hell why not get a custom one beacuase already made carbon fiber drive shaft for a 93-03 is $800 pre made ready to ship so really ur only payin a couple hundred more, but thats what u get when u have something so new it will take bout 2 more yrs before they start making pre made stuff like that , not many people run cabon fiber shaft but it would give u a 3% increase in tq an hp to the ground, cause of the lower rotational mass , for every 1 lb of rotating mass u remove is like removing 100lbs off the car
