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03-03-2004, 10:16 AM

Red96Lt1

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Aluminum Drive shaft

What do you think about an aluminum DS on a daily driver? And any suggestions on which one?

03-03-2004, 10:48 AM

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1le fine for every day duties

03-03-2004, 10:51 AM

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How much RWHP do you think I would gain from it?

03-03-2004, 11:09 AM

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i would think maybe 1 if you are lucky. Less rotational mass but probably nothing significant

03-03-2004, 11:10 AM

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How much RWHP do you think I would gain from it?

1.1 peak HP according to the
dyno test at ws6.com

03-03-2004, 11:10 AM

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How much RWHP do you think I would gain from it?

maybe 1-2 hp. Its more for weight savings and gets rid of transmission vibrations

03-03-2004, 10:52 PM

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I found that the LPE aluminum ds made a surprising difference in acceleration. There's no downside to an aluminum ds unless you have enough power to hurt it.

03-03-2004, 10:59 PM

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I bought the LPE driveshaft cuz it was on sale and
is 3.5" diameter. I'm running 3.42s so I could not
tell any difference from the stocker. It sure looks
pretty though.