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Old 02-11-2010, 05:38 PM
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Question is will this get rid of the low rpm clunkidy clunk. I get that noise like when I'm pulling on my street at 20 or < mph and hitting the brake a little. Same thing putting around parking lots and gas stations. Not sure if its more the tranny itself or if its the driveshaft instigating it. From what i'm reading it's the 2pc driveshaft that's the culprit. There is only 17k on the car and my clutch is fine as well as I would assume the tranny to be. Yes I'm cammed but I have to be at 1k or lower for cam bucking to even be a possiblilty. I'm sold on the Shaftmasters quality and I'm all about the direct bolt in they have to offer now. Not to mention freeing up a little horsepower.

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Old 02-11-2010, 07:47 PM
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Our drivelines are clunky, period. An aluminum DS will reduce most of the clunkiness but not all. But you'll also feel that the car will seem to wind up a bit quicker. Word is it can knock a tenth off your times.
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I love mine, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.
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Old 02-12-2010, 06:55 AM
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Sounds good so far. The only lowering my car has is the Roush rear springs and stock in the front. Do you think I will have to worry about the pinion angle swapping over to a one piece shaft? I really don't wanna have to fool with installing an adjustable control arm if I don't have to.
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I dont know why anyone with a GT doesnt have a one piece DS.
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Originally Posted by 2010V6Stang
I dont know why anyone with a GT doesnt have a one piece DS.
Really? That's a bold statement...they make that much difference eh? Something to look into...
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Well just just say that my aluminum DS is only 6lbs lighter then my stocker and I can feel a difference. Yours would be over 20lbs lighter, it must feel insane.
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Well I'm still hoping someone will chime in to let me know if it's gonna affect my driveline angle to where I'd need an adjustable UCA on the differential.
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Originally Posted by 2010V6Stang
Well just just say that my aluminum DS is only 6lbs lighter then my stocker and I can feel a difference. Yours would be over 20lbs lighter, it must feel insane.
My 07 v6 stock driveshaft was almost 20 lbs heavier than shaftmasters. And the alum. driveshaft made a HUGE difference. It took a lot of the vibration out of the car, and made it just feel more refined as a car.

I would definitely do it all over in a heartbeat if I had too.
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This is probably going to be my next mod too, but I keep going back and forth between a DS and LT headers...

Two of my friends have them (Spidershafts) and have had nothing but great things to say about them. I've driven one of the cars and it does rev up quicker than mine, but he's got 3.73s and I've got 3.31s so it's really an apples to apples comparison...
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