Experience with one-piece driveshafts?

NorthwestGT · May 25, 2006

Folks, what has been your experience so far with lightweight (aluminum, graphits or steel) one piece aftermarket driveshafts?

Thanks

anthony05gt · May 26, 2006

The one piece aluminum shaft along with an aluminum flywheel is great. It is an absolute must with these cars if you are looking for 60ft times. I got mine at JPC Racing. 866-JPC-Race

NorthwestGT · May 26, 2006

I know you got yours Anthony, but I was actually interested in whether anyone else out there has one.

anthony05gt · May 27, 2006

All you have to do is get it. There is no reason for any more questions about it. Your drivetrain will lighten up substantially. We raced a guy with a Kenny bell blower and nearly the same hp, same gears only he had a stock shaft and a steel flywheel. The guy's car had QA1 high end shocks, control arms, and other suspension work. We consistantly killed his 60 ft times all day with nothing more than Steeda springs on my car for suspension mods. All because of the lighter rotating mass.

fin1 · May 27, 2006

I have the Powerhouse shaft and it's a quality piece and have had on issues with it.

NorthwestGT · May 28, 2006

"There is no reason for any more questions about it."

Anthony, I think you know that questions are always valid, and I'm going to keep on asking them. You can ask questions too.

You have had great experience with one and only one type of aftermarket driveshaft. There is no reason not to ask about the experience of others, is there? Maybe I'm missing something.

fin1 has a Powerhouse shaft and is happy with it. That's good information to know, and that is my reason for asking the question (my only reason by the way).

My reason for posting on this forum and the Corral is that I have the impression that not many people have these lightweight driveshafts. Getting information from others is what these forums are all about. In fact, the first question I asked about driveshafts produced a response from someone who had bent theirs. I think that was a good question that gave us some information that I didn't know about, maybe others might have been interested also.

Best regards from a guy who is just trying to get the best parts for his baby, not trying to start any arguments.

Joe McDonald

anthony05gt · May 29, 2006

NorthwestGT said:
"There is no reason for any more questions about it."

Anthony, I think you know that questions are always valid, and I'm going to keep on asking them. You can ask questions too.

You have had great experience with one and only one type of aftermarket driveshaft. There is no reason not to ask about the experience of others, is there? Maybe I'm missing something.

fin1 has a Powerhouse shaft and is happy with it. That's good information to know, and that is my reason for asking the question (my only reason by the way).

My reason for posting on this forum and the Corral is that I have the impression that not many people have these lightweight driveshafts. Getting information from others is what these forums are all about. In fact, the first question I asked about driveshafts produced a response from someone who had bent theirs. I think that was a good question that gave us some information that I didn't know about, maybe others might have been interested also.

Best regards from a guy who is just trying to get the best parts for his baby, not trying to start any arguments.

Joe McDonald

Damn bro, take it easy! All throughout the history of performance upgrades it's widely known that going from a POS 2 piece steel shaft with a carrier bearing wedged in the center to an aftermarket aluminum piece (balanced) is a great experience no matter how you look at it. Unless of course your grandma made it for you. If you are waiting for some bad news about an aluminum or carbon fiber piece then here it is......they are expensive as hell. I was going to hook you up with a better price until you bailed on me.

red05mustang · May 29, 2006

Im pretty sure Carbon fiber drive shafts are even lighter and also dampen vibration better making more HP however I think they cost more.

anthony05gt · May 29, 2006

That's right. They are a little lighter and cost more. After installing the aluminum piece, I didn't notice any vibration at all, but did notice a huge increase in giddy up along with the aluminum flywheel. I think the aluminum dropped 31 lbs. in weight. (driveshaft alone)

V8JamesGT · May 29, 2006

I wish I had the money to get that BMR carbon fiber driveshaft!

bigdaddygt01 · May 30, 2006

I wonder how much harder you have to be on the car to get it out of the hole with the lightweight stuff.

StonePony · May 30, 2006

I have purchased the Powerhouse aluminum shaft.
I am installing it tomorrow. I wanted this shaft because it is a direct blot-in. Some aftermarket shafts and Ranger conversions require you to change the pinion flange. This requires the rear-end pinion pre-load to be setup again.
Powerhouse shaft uses factory Mustang flange.

bigcat · May 30, 2006

how much is the powerhouse drive shaft?

fin1 · May 31, 2006

http://powerhouse411.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27

$699.99

bigcat · May 31, 2006

thanks

official_style · May 31, 2006

i am ordering one as soon as i get money! POWERHOUSE!

official_style · May 31, 2006

should i order it with the driveshaft loop or without it? i am not going to be running a blower or slicks

bigcat · May 31, 2006

get it with it, its only another $35 or so.

99svtlightning · Jun 1, 2006

I just installed the BMR Carbon Fiber yesterday. The install was very easy. Took a quick spin, literally, and couldn't feel any abnormal vibrations. Not sure about performance gain, it's hard to tell, but I'd recommend it to anyone. http://www.bmrfabrication.com

official_style · Jun 1, 2006

i read somewhere, that even though the BMR carbon fiber was lighter then the aluminum, it would not produce the same power gains. this is because for it to be very strong, it has to be thicker than the aluminum one, and this creates more rotating mass. so even though its lighter you will see less gains from it. is this correct?

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