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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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Carbon Fiber driveshaft???

does anyone make one or know where to find one?
Old Oct 1, 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
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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Do you really think you need one?
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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i dont think he has enough hp to need one if u want goto that page and get u a nitro steel one , that should hold more than enough HP for a long time
Old Oct 1, 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
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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did ya check out that site that i posted, they will make u any driveshaft u desire
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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yeah i did. i also got an emai lfrom them saying pretty much, they cant help me.
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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http://www.driveshaftspecialist.com/pinion_yokes.htm
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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ill email them and see what they say.
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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http://www.pstds.com/
http://www.acpt.com/driveshaft/driveshafts.html
http://www.wadonracing.com/CarbonFiberDriveshaft.html
Old Oct 1, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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all these companies are custom order driveshafts. is there any companies that make them specifically for the camaro or for certain applications? rather than just build to suit?
Old Oct 1, 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
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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
yeah i know. thats why i want to get a lighter driveshaft. i dont know that the shaft for the 4th gen will fit the 5th gen. and its 93-02 for the 4th gen years. im going to try to get ahold of some of these companies and see what they can do for me. thanks for the help.
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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.
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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
WTF there is no 2003 F-body



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