TruBlu03GT

Are they worth the price? I'm just trying to cover the odds and ends before the track opens. I've heard a few people say they are nice, and a few say they're worthless. What do you guys think?

fobra570

IMO no they arent worth the price but they do look nice if i were u i wouldnt waste the money

bschubarg

I put one on about a year ago and noticed in my 5 sp that there wasn't much of a "shock" when shifting hard as opposed to the steel one. Also, I like the idea of reducing the reciporcating weight. More over, the $ was just a bit over $250. I beleive it was a worth while investment especially conscidering I plan on bolting in my Aluminum Flywheel....

tbirdscwd

I just bought one the other day and plan on doing it with an aluminum flywheel and new clutch. Whether or not they are worth the money is up to you. They will improve performance and be easier on the rest of your drivetrain if thats what your asking. Are you gonna notice a night and day difference or numbers in the quarter, probably not.

shaun12

anything lighter is better....

some say its better for road racing and such, but it can hurt your launchesat the drag strip.

i plan on getting one.

WhiteFaleen2001

The biggest improvement I have found with one is that when you let off the gas, the rpms and mphs settle faster, meaning it slows down faster when you let off, which is very important for road racing.

Subotai_95

Having an Aluminum D/S will do several things.. It reduces the overall rotational mass the engine has to turn, so it cuts down on parasitic HP loss through the drivetrain. Less rotational mass in the drivetrain = quicker and more efficient transfer of power to the wheels. Depending on what kind of set up you have you might notice less lag time between punching the throttle and when the car takes off, because the engine has less weight to turn.. I couldn't say as to exactly how much power it'll free up for you, but I'd definitely recommend it, especially if you're running any kind of power-adders like nitrous/turbo/supercharger.. Stocker D/S's are pretty chintsy I think.. That's just me though..

tbirdscwd

Your thinking of an aluminum flywheel. An aluminum drive shaft will help launches also. Lightening your flywheel can (in theory) hurt launches cause when you drop the clutch the flywheel weighs less and doesn't carry as much momentum allowing the rpms to drop faster. But they have worked fine for many people like Code and several others in the very low ETs.

2000GT4.6

I did not notice any performance difference with mine.

And +1, a aluminum shaft will HELP at the strip, not hurt. The only thing that can hurt launch weight wise is the flywheel, anything not spinning already before the clutch comes out will not hurt anything (and the lighter the componets not spinning will actually help).

Aereon

The stock driveshaft has a ton of play in it so an aftermarket dshaft feels much firmer and the car will feel much more positive as your gassing. Also the decreased rotational mass actually helps with gas mileage as there is less mass for the engine to spin as your clutch is let out. I have an alum dshaft from frp with my t56 and I love how quick it revs up and down, I would always recommend a dshaft loop whenever you swap out the original dshaft tho.