Ford Racing aluminum drive shaft hp/torque limit?

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08-11-2014, 02:09 PM

yurizx6r

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Ford Racing aluminum drive shaft hp/torque limit?

Hey guys, latemodelrestoration.com is having a sale on all Ford Racing parts, so I was going to buy a aluminum drive shaft from them. Does anybody know or have any experience with how much hp or torque these drive shafts can handle? I was finally going to take my car to the track for the first time soon, but I wanted to get a new drive shaft first. Obviously there is no black and white answer here, but I just wanted to get an idea.Thoughts?

08-13-2014, 09:01 PM

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I have seen lots of cars in the 9s with them I run low 10s with one but I run a auto and it dont hit as hard as a stick but really I dont think you will have issues.unless You are making crazy HP and hooking like a pro stock car.

08-14-2014, 08:56 AM

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That's good to know. I'm not planning on taking it to the track more than a few times per year, and my car will never have more than 450 hp even if all my dreams come true. I just wanted to make sure it was strong enough for that. I have not heard anything bad about them, so it seems like a good buy.

08-17-2014, 08:18 AM

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I made around 400 on mine for a few years. About to roll out the latest build, which should be in the 600 area.

hoping it stays together... LOL

08-17-2014, 02:49 PM

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id buy an areostar awd van driveshaft used it bolts right in and is alum :P

08-19-2014, 12:12 AM

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OP isn't making enough power to worry about breaking an aluminum driveshaft.
Been putting about 530HP thru one for 4+ years now without a problem......

08-19-2014, 07:43 AM

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Sweet. Thank you for all of your responses guys! It didn't have a single bad review, so I figured it was probably good. I put it in on Saturday and noticed a big difference in how smooth it is at highway speeds! Very nice. As far as acceleration difference.... placebo or maybe a SLIGHTLY better acceleration, but nothing to jump up and down about. It makes me feel a lot better knowing that I have a strong drive shaft in (that is not 21 years old) and it's balanced so I know I'm not doing any damage to my transmission. I'd say just based on that fact alone, it's worth it for sure.