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carbon fiber driveshaft
well I was looking at drive shaft options I like the idea of a carbon fiber drive shaft but I know little about the subject would it be practical for street use?
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I would think prohibitively expensive and it's won't get you any noticable gains. I don't think you'll be able to find one that works, so it'll have to be custom made.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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well my goal is to get as much of the svxs power to the wheels I can. I was mainly concerned with how the carbon fiber drive shaft would hold up and if it would be a sound investment. I can get one made for around 1k.
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dumb, dumb, dumb.... Seriously. For $1k I could get an all aluminum one made and get a stage 2 v7...
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Well how light are the aluminum drive shafts because the carbon fiber ones are 6 pounds?
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6lbs for what car? Because I can guarantee there isn't one made for the SVX.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Yes I know that is why it would have to be custom which runs just around 1k.
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What sicksubie is suggesting is you can get better bang for your buck elseware.
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Joshua 92 Ls-L pearlie 73,000 miles |
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I understand but what im trying to do is get a more efficient drive line transmission, drive shaft, axels, wheels, etc. the svx doesn't have bad power output it just is losing the power on the way to the wheels. I mean the aluminum drive shaft is not a bad idea but how much heavier would it be?
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Was looking for a company that can make a custom carbon fiber driveshaft, just for the hell of it. I did find an interesting article.
http://www.stangpro.com/html/articles/driveshaft.htm Also, does someone have a driveshaft hanging around that they can weigh? I mean, just for data purposes. Not that I am thinking of upgrading the driveshaft or anything.
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Kevin Thomas 1997 2.2ltr Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Wagon (AWD/Auto) 13.03@100mph 1989 2.7ltr Subaru XT6 (AWD/Auto) 15.912@85.93mph 1996 3.3ltr SVX (AWD/Auto) 15.070@91.38mph ***R.I.P*** 2010 RAV4 AWD Sport (13.717 @ 99.19mph ) 2015 Honda Fit LX CVT (15.2 @ 90mph) |
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Nice website thanks a lot I thought there would be a noticeable gain and the carbon fiber drive shafts i was looking at are a little over 6 lbs I might even see better gains. The only thing I'm really concerned about is durability.
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I seem to remember a company in Tampa that did them (CF) custom, pretty easy to do actually, for about the same cost as a stock replacement. They also have removable (replaceble) U joints, unlike our pressed on joints. I was considering it, but only when replacement of the stock unit was necessary.
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Well, no need to continue to talk about it. All someone has to do is post up a company that makes them, someone contact them, someone get one made up (if they want to and/or find it beneficial) and report back their findings.
As for durability, just keep your stock one. If it works out, great. If not, put your stockers back on.
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Kevin Thomas 1997 2.2ltr Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Wagon (AWD/Auto) 13.03@100mph 1989 2.7ltr Subaru XT6 (AWD/Auto) 15.912@85.93mph 1996 3.3ltr SVX (AWD/Auto) 15.070@91.38mph ***R.I.P*** 2010 RAV4 AWD Sport (13.717 @ 99.19mph ) 2015 Honda Fit LX CVT (15.2 @ 90mph) |
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I was thinking about upgrading when i did the 5spd swap.
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I had a carbon fiber drive shaft on my '92 Suburban. It was sweeeet, only weighed 10 pounds, a steel shaft weighs 30+.
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