Wife's excited about my larger shaft!
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Wife's excited about my larger shaft!
I just installed the new larger aluminum drive shaft. It’s bigger than stock but lighter.
Why I changed????
When cruising at speeds from about 85 MPH on, there was a vibration through the power train. At first I though that the engine was out of balance, or maybe something not right with the trans. So, I never took it over 80 MPH while cruising. At WOT, there was no vibration. That is why I was always at WOT and never cruising. Changing the shaft has smooth things out. Today, I ran the MPH up to 95 and cruised without the vibration. It was worth the $$$ for the change. Even my wife noticed the difference.
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Jim
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AIM 2" drop, AutoMeter Boost and A/F Gauges, chrome wheels,
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2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe
Why I changed????
When cruising at speeds from about 85 MPH on, there was a vibration through the power train. At first I though that the engine was out of balance, or maybe something not right with the trans. So, I never took it over 80 MPH while cruising. At WOT, there was no vibration. That is why I was always at WOT and never cruising. Changing the shaft has smooth things out. Today, I ran the MPH up to 95 and cruised without the vibration. It was worth the $$$ for the change. Even my wife noticed the difference.
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Jim
Jim@FordMotor.cc
Black 00, #1008 of 4966, 4.10's, SuperChip/R9, JL’s Ram Air,
AIM 2" drop, AutoMeter Boost and A/F Gauges, chrome wheels,
Cobra Throttle Body, Mobile1 w/FilterMag
2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe
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hehe
I bet she has been waiting for a larger shaft for a long time. Sorry I just couldn't resist.
I don't know why SVT didn't put one on in the first place.
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I bet she has been waiting for a larger shaft for a long time. Sorry I just couldn't resist.
I don't know why SVT didn't put one on in the first place.
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Jim, I too have the new drive shaft and I like it. The 01 also has a larger haronic balancer to go along with the aluminum drive shaft. All to help with the excessive frequencies generated by the 3.73 gears. If you continue to feel the vibrations, you may want to switch to the larger harmonic balancer too. I was lucky and never felt any vibrations, I just changed my drive shaft to be on the safe side.
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2000 White Lightning
JDM custom chip
JDM 90mm Mass Air
JDM lower pulley
JDM aluminum drive shaft
4.10 gears
et 1/4 mi 13.14 (before JDM parts, after JDM ???)
Retrax tannaux cover
Bedrug
'65 Mustang with 347 stroker
'67 Corvette, ZZ502/502
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Jim,
I received my new "shaft" a couple of day's ago and it came in a plain brown wrapper. Have not installed it yet.
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I received my new "shaft" a couple of day's ago and it came in a plain brown wrapper. Have not installed it yet.
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Warning!!!!!
Beware of any shaft that comes in "plain brown wrapper"
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Jim
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Black 00, #1008 of 4966, 4.10's, SuperChip/R9, JL’s Ram Air,
AIM 2" drop, AutoMeter Boost and A/F Gauges, chrome wheels,
Cobra Throttle Body, Mobile1 w/FilterMag
2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe
Warning!!!!!
Beware of any shaft that comes in "plain brown wrapper"
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Jim
Jim@FordMotor.cc
Black 00, #1008 of 4966, 4.10's, SuperChip/R9, JL’s Ram Air,
AIM 2" drop, AutoMeter Boost and A/F Gauges, chrome wheels,
Cobra Throttle Body, Mobile1 w/FilterMag
2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe
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From: Ventura, CA, USA
Jim, a prescription for viagra is a lot cheaper.
You were running the carbon shaft, were you not? I do not notice any vibration with mine. Maybe you had one of those shafts with a curve in it, a lot of people do.
Shafted in Ventura.
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You were running the carbon shaft, were you not? I do not notice any vibration with mine. Maybe you had one of those shafts with a curve in it, a lot of people do.
Shafted in Ventura.
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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, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit,
13.39 @ 102.5
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.
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my shaft doesn't vibrate.. so she sits on the washer... or sometimes reaches into the drawer next to my bed.. I have lots of spare batteries too..
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I finally figured out why my wife is so disappointed that I'm trading the '00 for an aluminum driveshaft equipped '01.
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2000 Red Lightning - #835 of 4966 Born 3-8-00 / Delivered 3-22-00
22% Window Tint, Clear Corners, MPulse LoPro Tonneau, AIM 2" Drop Shackles, Bed Rug, PSP Filter Kit, Other Goodies, Group Buy Floor Mats
Best time: 13.45 sec. @ 101.99 mph
2000 Red Trans Am Ram Air WS6, 6 Speed - Delivered 2-15-00 - Awesome Looking Car
My Zing.com Album Click Here