Aluminum Driveshaft
5th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,167
From: Houston
RE: Aluminum Driveshaft
[quote]ORIGINAL: 03MachMe
you are only half correct my friend, FRPP makes there own 4.10s,Not all
FRPP are motive gears, check the last letter of the part number. If it ends inM then they are motive, A is ford. The ones you want are M-4209-G410A[/align]
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ORIGINAL: red97gt
i just installed an alum. DS two days ago.....1.its easy to install...2.really does make a differance traffic light to traffic light
but as far as motive gears....had them on my 97 gt and they did whine for a while, a good while! honestly im buyin FRPP 4.10's for my mach. wouldnt go back to motive. and thats all i gotta say! [8D]
i just installed an alum. DS two days ago.....1.its easy to install...2.really does make a differance traffic light to traffic light
but as far as motive gears....had them on my 97 gt and they did whine for a while, a good while! honestly im buyin FRPP 4.10's for my mach. wouldnt go back to motive. and thats all i gotta say! [8D]
you are only half correct my friend, FRPP makes there own 4.10s,Not all
FRPP are motive gears, check the last letter of the part number. If it ends inM then they are motive, A is ford. The ones you want are M-4209-G410A[/align]
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4th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,447
From: Charlottesville, VA
RE: Aluminum Driveshaft
ORIGINAL: I G Joe
it doesnt help withpeak HPmuch but it will add to the bottom end torque big time. i had a lightweight flywheel and driveshaft on my GT and it had TONS of bottom end torque freed up. i would say go for it man, its always a good thing to lighten up rotational mass. it will free up your bottom end and allow you to accelerate faster to a point, you wont feel it in the top end.
ORIGINAL: Subotai_95
The aluminum D/S is definitely a good idea, though i don't have any experience with FRPP stuff. The one I have is from Steeda. It definitely helps with a smoother transfer of power through the drivetrain. It doesn't free up massive amounts of WHP, though you will gain probably 3-5 HP at the wheels from the reduced rotational mass in the in the drivetrain. Anytime you can reduce rotational mass in the drivetrain it's a good idea..
The aluminum D/S is definitely a good idea, though i don't have any experience with FRPP stuff. The one I have is from Steeda. It definitely helps with a smoother transfer of power through the drivetrain. It doesn't free up massive amounts of WHP, though you will gain probably 3-5 HP at the wheels from the reduced rotational mass in the in the drivetrain. Anytime you can reduce rotational mass in the drivetrain it's a good idea..
And regarding the gears OP, I would think that regardless of the vendor, that the manufacturer's serial number would remain the same. Like Machjuan said, I'd check for the A at the end of the number. If it doesn't say on the website, you could always call them up and ask and they could probably tell you brudda..
4th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,447
From: Charlottesville, VA
RE: Aluminum Driveshaft
Depends on what kind of tranny you have and the spline rating of the input/output shafts.. There really isn't any specific type based on cobra/GT unless you're talking about stock, and those are only different because the Cobra's have a shorter D/S because of the extra gear on the T56, which makes the tranny longer.. Mach's and GT's both have the 3650 if you're talking manuals.. I'm not so much an expert on the auto's, but I would imagine those are the same between Mach's and GT's also. Auto mach's are kinda rare though they ARE out there..
If you still have the stock 3650 tranny in the car then an aluminum D/S made for a 99-04GT will work fine brudda..
If you still have the stock 3650 tranny in the car then an aluminum D/S made for a 99-04GT will work fine brudda..
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 267
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RE: Aluminum Driveshaft
ORIGINAL: red97gt
i just installed an alum. DS two days ago.....1.its easy to install...2.really does make a differance traffic light to traffic light
but as far as motive gears....had them on my 97 gt and they did whine for a while, a good while! honestly im buyin FRPP 4.10's for my mach. wouldnt go back to motive. and thats all i gotta say! [8D]
i just installed an alum. DS two days ago.....1.its easy to install...2.really does make a differance traffic light to traffic light
but as far as motive gears....had them on my 97 gt and they did whine for a while, a good while! honestly im buyin FRPP 4.10's for my mach. wouldnt go back to motive. and thats all i gotta say! [8D]
To the OP:
Both of the mods you listed are great mods to add to your car, but IMO you're going to see a much bigger improvement with the gears than the DS,
Gears are one of the if not the best bang for the buck mods you can do on our cars. Just my opinion though.
