Has anyone had a chance to try out their driveshaft at the track? I probably won't install mine until spring.
Jim

 

Hey Jim,

There is always the road on the back of the airport...

The On-The-Road" BigD

 

I thought they were still being tested. Are they available?

 

Jim,
You're in luck !!! It just so happens that I have a fresh test mule that would love to try that driveshaft .

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2000 Lightning
Darth Vader edition

 

Already reported on, Jimbo. You're not originally from G.B., are you?

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, cam bolts, 4.10 gears,
Swanson's chip, Pro-M, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.

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sixpipes,
I received mine about 2 weeks ago. I believe ten on this board have their driveshaft.
Went to track once since I got it, but I wanted to run without it to check out new chip

alphadoggy, I am originally from St. Paul

Hey Rob, Try to keep ZorPrime on the straight and narrow!
Jim

 

Noone has yet to post a pic of there carbon driveshafts, not one! Are they not pretty and you dont want people to know you paid allot?

 

BaBolt has posted pics look for them.

 

I would take a picture of mine, but I am too fat to fit under the truck, especially while holding a camera. I can describe it for you though. It is long and round and has metal thingies on each end, and if I could drive my truck upside down so everyone could see how pretty and expensive it is I would.

 

Geo...Would you do it again, I mean buy one. Did you notice anything at all?

 

Unless the laws of physics have recently been repealed there has to be an incremental performance improvement associated with the c.f. drive shaft. Less inertia to overcome = faster acceleration, but how much faster I have no way of knowing since I never baselined the truck before I ran it Saturday. It can't be very much, though. For me it was more of a safety and reliability issue than a performance issue. I'm not sure I'd do it again until I found out how much it would cost to retrofit the aluminum shaft from the '01, but I would sure do one or the other.

 

I don't think the aluminum shaft will be over $400 I may get one to lower the stress with 4.10's Lloyd

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2000 Black L #2189. Airaid & Superchip R9. Drag Results: Best ET: 13.07 Best MPH 103.09 Best R/T .501 (twice) Best 60' 1.631 on F1's 1973 Cutlass Supreme 455/450HP 4 speed. Too many Mods to list! 95 Olds Aurora 91 S10 305TPI/700r4 project 2000 freightliner FL60 Rollback tow truck My garage overuneth

 

I have installed my driveshaft, and the only difference I can feel is that the truck seems smoother driving at faster speeds (60-80 mph). I have not been to the track because they are closed up here but, it has made a difference like I noted above. Don't have a digital camera or I would take pictures. I would buy again.
Brian

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99 red lightning, bassani complete system
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