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What kind of driveshaft/U-joints above 600 hp?

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GI Joe 97/02

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oh and lakewood SFI bell housing
 

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GI Joe 97/02 said:
yup...nickel gear sets, double key ways, 2nd and 3rd welded to the shaft 2nd and 3rd welded together and had the gears and input and output shafts cryogenically treated.
Bring it on Baby...................
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You got a 5th gear still?
 

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micool said:
You got a 5th gear still?
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yep...I did not go that far...kept the 5th...the o/D version
 

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I got the V1...the V2 has no 5th
 

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GI Joe 97/02 said:
I got the V1...the V2 has no 5th
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I got a wild hair the other day to get a T56....................until I found out there's no scattershield for it.
 

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micool said:
I got a wild hair the other day to get a T56....................until I found out there's no scattershield for it.
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yea cant be putting together a car like this and decide you want to go run FFW and get turned away because of your tranny....besides this[race prepped] is the strongest tranny available for our cars...waaay stronger than the T56.....even the viper spec t56..............
 

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GI Joe 97/02 said:
anyone have reccomendations for shaft/u-joint upgrades beyond 600rwhp. I will be removing the FMS aluminum...........or at least the U joints...
GI Joe
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You guys are killing me! My list of items keeps growing and growing.

Actually I'm very glad you started this thread Dave. I was just thinking about the driveshaft the other day and didn't know at what point it exceeds it's stress limit. Very helpful topic here.
 
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yeah..very good info to know about. Now the total pricetag to meet my goal just jumped by 20%....hehe
 

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GI Joe 97/02 said:
yea cant be putting together a car like this and decide you want to go run FFW and get turned away because of your tranny....besides this[race prepped] is the strongest tranny available for our cars...waaay stronger than the T56.....even the viper spec t56..............
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As long as I'm buying cats I can do what I want!The T56 thread was meant to get a rise out of Tim. It worked.
 

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yeah..very good info to know about. Now the total pricetag to meet my goal just jumped by 20%....hehe
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well...one thing I've told people from the beggining when I started thei project...I LIKE MY FEET. Get a driveshaft saftey loop right away so you dont get catapulted down the track and a pissed off driveshaft beating on your floor. With a clutch holding back 600-700rwhp like mine will be doing..., it will be nice piece of mind to know that the bellhousing will catch it all...not nice to see a broken clutch cut thru the floor and then the dash and then out the window...scarey as he$$..I Like my feet.
If you dont have a loop.....get one now guys..
 

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As long as I'm buying cats I can do what I want!The T56 thread was meant to get a rise out of Tim. It worked.
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Guess I missed that.......
 

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I you dont have a loop.....get one now guys..
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......and don't bolt it in........weld it.
 
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Good point
 

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Mark Williams Chrome molly with spicers..Thats what I have and suggest your junky ass buys.

Tim
 

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Mark Williams Chrome molly with spicers..Thats what I have and suggest your junky ass buys.

Tim
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All my hopes and dreams shot down by the man with the wrench...........and my car.
 

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LOL,what car.Its a shell..

Tim
 

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All my hopes and dreams shot down by the man with the wrench...........and my car.
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IM CALLING BULL**** right now.............B/S

I have never seen a wrench in that mans hands.....and he never works on your car.............................or mine
 

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LOL,what car.Its a shell..

Tim
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IM CALLING BULL**** right now.............B/S

I have never seen a wrench in that mans hands.....and he never works on your car.............................or mine
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I did see grease on his hands when I dropped my car off. Wonder where that came from?
 

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I tune..Keep it up and I'll forget how too...

Tim
 
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