Swapped Steel Driveshaft for Aluminum today
#12
How much
#13
It was supposed to! But it's true.
I've been there with my old 4th gen, and wasted my good money on a new shiny aluminum driveshaft. I noticed no difference in performance, and if there was one, it was waaaaay too slight to make it worth the expense. If you put one on and say oooooh, what a difference in performance, it's all in your head!
I've been there with my old 4th gen, and wasted my good money on a new shiny aluminum driveshaft. I noticed no difference in performance, and if there was one, it was waaaaay too slight to make it worth the expense. If you put one on and say oooooh, what a difference in performance, it's all in your head!
#14
yes how much? we all want to know. ship to canada?
#16
Not at all, I didn't pay much for it. Plus, if the engine wouldn't feel the difference in rotating mass, you have to ask -- "why did GM use an aluminum driveshaft at all, in the V8s?"
#17
Start your own thread -- in the Classifieds section or take it to PM.
#18
It's not thread jacked. He brought something up about this topic and we showed some interest in it.
#19
Because the aluminum shaft is actually stronger than a steel one. You simply bought into the hype that it's going to make a noticeable improvement in your car's performance. If you went from a heavy two-piece shaft, then yes you might notice something. But the one-piece to one-piece weight difference is slight.
#20
To make myself feel better about the invisible under carriage the average passersby will notice, I pulled my 2 piece drive shaft and went to work on it with a wire wheel attached to my angle grinder. After all of the fabulous grime, grit and rust were gone, I gave it a healthy coat of primer and high gloss black paint from a can. Looks good, but the guy I did run over said nothing about the performance and shininess of the drive shaft.