Drive shaft q?
05-20-2006, 01:18 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
ORIGINAL: ckyguy68
less rotating mass should give you more power at the wheels.
less rotating mass should give you more power at the wheels.
ORIGINAL: gspfunk
It should be one of the last mods you do...even after suspension and chassis. You won't notice any difference just changing the driveshaft....it's just less rotating mass on your drivetrain.
It should be one of the last mods you do...even after suspension and chassis. You won't notice any difference just changing the driveshaft....it's just less rotating mass on your drivetrain.
05-20-2006, 01:23 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
lightweight drivetrain makes it alot easier for the motor to turn, thus maybe freeing up a horse or two. best part about alum fly and shaft is that it makes it easier on everything and takes some strain out of your drivetrain.
05-20-2006, 01:27 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
I hear if you loose too much rotating mass, you can start bogging on launches because you don't have enough inertia in your rotationg mass, I don't think lighter is always better.
05-20-2006, 01:29 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
i dont think you can loose much more than the shaft and flywheel. that dont make sense to me. seems like the easier it is to turn it, the quicker and better it qwould be[
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ORIGINAL: 5.0stanger
I hear if you loose too much rotating mass, you can start bogging on launches because you don't have enough inertia in your rotationg mass, I don't think lighter is always better.
I hear if you loose too much rotating mass, you can start bogging on launches because you don't have enough inertia in your rotationg mass, I don't think lighter is always better.
05-20-2006, 01:44 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
it seems like the less weight it had to turn the easire it would be to turn. making it able to turn it quicker. (it being the drivetrain of course)
but i wouls like to check into that. i dunno
but i wouls like to check into that. i dunno
05-20-2006, 01:47 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
That shouldn't be a concern with Mustangs and most easily available clutch/flywheels. Put in a 4" Quarter Master, & it will definitely be a b!tch to get going, but that's out of our price range.
05-20-2006, 01:49 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
Less weight would spin up faster, but more weight will take more resistance to slow....heavier drivetrain will have more inertia. For example, roll a 6 lb bowling ball and stop it, then roll a 16 lb bowling ball and stop that...the heavier one is harder to stop.. So on a car if you have more rotating mass, technically you would have a better launch.
05-20-2006, 03:12 AM
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RE: Drive shaft q?
exactly... it helps with "torque"
ORIGINAL: 5.0stanger
Less weight would spin up faster, but more weight will take more resistance to slow....heavier drivetrain will have more inertia. For example, roll a 6 lb bowling ball and stop it, then roll a 16 lb bowling ball and stop that...the heavier one is harder to stop.. So on a car if you have more rotating mass, technically you would have a better launch.
Less weight would spin up faster, but more weight will take more resistance to slow....heavier drivetrain will have more inertia. For example, roll a 6 lb bowling ball and stop it, then roll a 16 lb bowling ball and stop that...the heavier one is harder to stop.. So on a car if you have more rotating mass, technically you would have a better launch.
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