Is an aluminum driveshaft worth it? if so which brand do you recommend? I'm looking at this one on American muscle thats FRPP. Also, what clutch do you guys recommend too? I see the king cobra on american muscle and i have heard thats good. and isn't there a discount code for there too?

 

yes an aluminum dirveshaft is worth it, specially if you have gears because it will take out the vibration that they cause in the stock driveshaft, also anytime you take away any rotational mass, is very good.

get a centerforce dual friction clutch.. the king cobra clutch is basically a stage 1(cant remember the brand lol).. the DF one will be alot better and alot smoother

 

how much are you finding the Al. driveshafts for?

 

mine was 250(frpp). i couldnt really tell much though. everyone on here and at the shop i take my car to said its alot better for your car as opposed to the stock one though.

 

I couldn't tell much of a difference but i hear they are money well spent when you are putting down big numbers and have gears so i put one in. I know AM is a vendor here butfrommy research in buying partsthey tend to be a bit overpriced so would look around b4 you make a decision.

 

Stating the obvious....

The more power you have, the less important an aluminum driveshaft becomes...

I'll take strenght over "rotational mass reduction"...

 

not necarily true. The aluminum DS is just as strong in most cases. And the more power you start putting out through a different set of gears, the more vibration, therefor more irritation to ones self, and more stress on the car and d/s alone.

Also less rotational mass means freed power because rotational mass is 4x heavier then dead mass. Also less rotational mass means quicker responce(less mass to start rotating) and less stress on the entire drivetrain.

EX: A cobra with an aluminum flywheel will rev through rpms quicker then a cobra with a stock steel flywheel because there is less mass for the car to try and rotate.
Hence the reason why people who buy underdrive pulleys do not get the piggyback style(and why the new pulleys are aluminum). Because they are lighter and therefor cause the engine to work less to move them.

 

Chrome moly > Steel > Aluminum

The amount of freed up hp that you gain, switching to aluminum, is NOT very noticeable, despite what you WANT your brain to think...

I never said that I was talking about a steel driveshaft...

Your rotational mass theory was not needed, LOL!!! I already know, very well, the value of reducing weight, in rotational mass...

You're talking to me like I haven't seen it all already...

There is a reason why the FASTEST HIGH HP CARS, have the MOST DRAINING DRIVETRAIN... Durability over weight...

When you get to HP levels high enough to realize that, then.... Well congratulations, haha!

 

my driveshaft is made of wood, oak ofc.

 

My drive shaft is made of aggregated diamond nanorods, the hardest substance known to man...