Is an Ls1 aluminum driveshaft worth the money? What are the gains in replacing the stock one?

 

LOL, what are you expecting to gain? if your stock steel driveshaft is causing a lot of vibrations and you tried the 180* turn method to fix it, then i would probably buy an aluminum DS. thats provided your still making stock power or just a little more than stock.

if your looking for gains in power due to less rotational mass, then i would consider spending my money elsewhere for the time being.

 

wight loss, and from my experiance a better over all balance.

 

yes i was told with the 5 pounds of rotating mass u will gain more power to the rear wheels....is it a noticable power gain?

 

no, if it even shows up on the dyno

 

There are a lot of good reasons to run an aftermarket driveshaft. Getting more HP to the tires isn't one of them.

I replaced MY driveshaft with a Dynotech MMC, but I did it because I was changing to stiffer gears and rebuilding my rear end anyway. Plus of course, I needed new U-Joints and the new driveshaft came with them. Basically, I did it because it was never going to be cheaper or more convenient than at that point.

 

if youre going long term, check out a nice denny's ds.

 

I'm in the same boat. My u-joints are screwed and I need a new driveshaft. Why not get an aluminum one?

 

Well to answer the questions straight to the point.

Q:Why not get an alluminum one?
A:They don't hold up well if you want to mod your car, they work fine with stock engines but not for powerhouses.

Q:What gains are there?
A:about 1.1 rwhp. I saw a dyno sheet proving it once but can't find it, if i find it i'll post it.

Q: worth the money?
A: in my opinion, a total waste, 1.1 rwhp??? plus it doesn't handle as much as the steel one? totally not worth it.

ShibbyZ

 

thanks, ill make sure to save my money for sumthin else

 

Welcome to CamaroZ28.com

Please post in the correct forum. "Driveshaft" questions don't belong on "LT1/LT4 Engine Tech". Moving to "Drivetrain".

The dyno test of the aluminum DS is on WS6.com.

 

What is the 1LE driveshaft made out of?

 

Here is the dyno sheet link:

http://www.ws6.com/mod-1.htm