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Weight reduction in Alum. driveshaft?

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Old May 18, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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Weight reduction in Alum. driveshaft?
How much weight is actually saved switching to an aluminum driveshaft?
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Old May 18, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Re: Weight reduction in Alum. driveshaft?
The 1LE aluminum shaft is about 12.2# according to the info on WS6.com, about 5# less than the stock steel shaft. Here's a dyno comparison on WS6.com:

http://www.ws6.com/mod-1.htm
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Old May 18, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Re: Weight reduction in Alum. driveshaft?
Cool. Mine is getting installed next week. I cant wait to see if vibration is reduced.
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