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How much would an Aluminum driveshaft help accel?

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Old Jun 11, 2001 | 11:33 PM
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How much would an Aluminum driveshaft help accel?

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Old Jun 13, 2001 | 01:45 PM
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For one, this is a power adder board.

Ignoring any loss in power for imbalances the benefits of an al driveshaft are minimal. Even though the driveshaft will weigh less statically, the moment of inertia will be very similar to a steel unit because al driveshafts usually have larger diameters. So, is the performance gain of 15 pounds (max) static worth a few hundred?

Now driveshaft imbalance is another issue but I doubt your car has issues with that yet.



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