Isn't my car supposed to have an aluminum driveshaft?
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Isn't my car supposed to have an aluminum driveshaft?
Hey guys I did a couple of search's on this and everything says my car should have an aluminum driveshaft. well it doesn't, and if the owners before me switched it how much is that holding me back performance wise? just wondering. thanks
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
Engine: The Mighty 305!
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Why do you believe it should be aluminum? Only 1LE cars and cars with RPO JG1 got aluminum driveshafts.
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: L98 (350 TPI)
Transmission: MD8 (700 R4) + 3.42 LS1 Rear
not true. my 88' iroc has the aluminum driveshaft(genuine GM), alum spare, PBR rear brakes, and no PBR fronts??? why did they stop there? this sucks.
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The only way our cars came with an aluminum driveshaft is if the original owner took the car in an complained about a harmonic vibration. As was stated above, only 1LE and JG1 cars came from the factory with an aluminum shaft. You will not feel a performance difference, just less vibrations at high speeds.
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Car: '92 Trans AM GTA
Engine: L98
Transmission: Standard Issue
B]All GTA's from 88 on will have the RPO code JG1.[/B]
Correction Keen88GTA, Not every GTA from 88 on up had the JG1 aluminum "propeller". i.e. just for '92's, 62 of the 226 (or 508) were the exception.
Source: GTA Source Page
http://www.gtasourcepage.com/92RPOFigures.html
Correction Keen88GTA, Not every GTA from 88 on up had the JG1 aluminum "propeller". i.e. just for '92's, 62 of the 226 (or 508) were the exception.
Source: GTA Source Page
http://www.gtasourcepage.com/92RPOFigures.html
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Originally posted by Justins86bird
Why do you believe it should be aluminum? Only 1LE cars and cars with RPO JG1 got aluminum driveshafts.
Why do you believe it should be aluminum? Only 1LE cars and cars with RPO JG1 got aluminum driveshafts.
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It was an option to get JG1, it wasn't standard or mandatory for the GTA.
The only way a non Formula/GTA/1LE could get a aluminum driveshaft is if the steel one was replaced on warranty.
The only way a non Formula/GTA/1LE could get a aluminum driveshaft is if the steel one was replaced on warranty.
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
Engine: The Mighty 305!
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Originally posted by cg91ta
So then my 91 Trans Am with the rpo JG1 should or shouldn't exist?
So then my 91 Trans Am with the rpo JG1 should or shouldn't exist?
If you have 1LE, then GM gave you a Al d/s
If you have neither, then GM gave you the steel d/s
*You don't have to have a 1LE to get the Al d/s. JG1 was the option on non-1LE cars.
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And some cars may have had the driveshaft switched to aluminum under warranty because the original owner complained of vibration. So if you don't have RPO 1LE or RPO JG1 and you have an aluminum shaft consider yourself lucky. And please quit trying to tell everyone they should have the aluminum shaft because you do!
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